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phosphodiesterase

phosphodiesterase noun: any of a family of enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of phosphodiester links in nucleic acids.

Noun

phosphodiesterase (plural phosphodiesterases)

  1. Any of a family of enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of phosphodiester links in nucleic acids.

Forms of phosphodiesterase

pluralphosphodiesterases

Origin of phosphodiesterase

From phosphodiester + -ase.

Words formed from phosphodiesterase

Questions about phosphodiesterase

What does phosphodiesterase mean?
Phosphodiesterase means any of a family of enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of phosphodiester links in nucleic acids.
What part of speech is phosphodiesterase?
Phosphodiesterase is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphodiesterase?
The plural of phosphodiesterase is phosphodiesterases.

Words near phosphodiesterase in the dictionary

  1. phosphodeoxyribomutase
  2. phosphodependent
  3. phosphodestruction
  4. phosphodestructions
  5. phosphodiester
  6. phosphodiesterase
  7. phosphodiesterases
  8. phosphodiesters
  9. phosphodimer
  10. phosphodimers
  11. phosphodisaccharide

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