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oligoadenylase

oligoadenylase noun: an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an oligoadenylate.

Noun

oligoadenylase (plural oligoadenylases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an oligoadenylate

Forms of oligoadenylase

pluraloligoadenylases

Origin of oligoadenylase

From oligo- + adenylase.

Questions about oligoadenylase

What does oligoadenylase mean?
Oligoadenylase means an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an oligoadenylate.
What part of speech is oligoadenylase?
Oligoadenylase is a noun.
What is the plural of oligoadenylase?
The plural of oligoadenylase is oligoadenylases.

Words near oligoadenylase in the dictionary

  1. oligo
  2. oligo-
  3. oligoacene
  4. oligoacenes
  5. oligoadenosine
  6. oligoadenylase
  7. oligoadenylases
  8. oligoadenylate
  9. oligoadenylated
  10. oligoadenylates
  11. oligoadenylation

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