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PETase

PETase noun: any of a family of enzymes that break down polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) through hydrolysis into mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate.

Noun

PETase (plural PETases)

  1. Any of a family of enzymes that break down polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) through hydrolysis into mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate.
    • Holonym: Ideonella sakaiensis

Forms of PETase

pluralPETases

Origin of PETase

From PET (“polyethylene terephthalate”) + -ase.

Questions about PETase

What does PETase mean?
PETase means any of a family of enzymes that break down polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) through hydrolysis into mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate.
What part of speech is PETase?
PETase is a noun.
What is the plural of PETase?
The plural of PETase is PETases.

Words near PETase in the dictionary

  1. petarrah
  2. petarrahs
  3. petars
  4. petary
  5. petascale
  6. PETase
  7. petasecond
  8. petaseconds
  9. PETases
  10. petasi
  11. petasii

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