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phosphoesterase

phosphoesterase noun: any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a phosphate enzyme.

Noun

phosphoesterase (plural phosphoesterases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a phosphate enzyme.

Forms of phosphoesterase

pluralphosphoesterases

Origin of phosphoesterase

From phospho- + esterase.

Words formed from phosphoesterase

Questions about phosphoesterase

What does phosphoesterase mean?
Phosphoesterase means any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a phosphate enzyme.
What part of speech is phosphoesterase?
Phosphoesterase is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphoesterase?
The plural of phosphoesterase is phosphoesterases.

Words near phosphoesterase in the dictionary

  1. phosphoenzyme
  2. phosphoenzymes
  3. phosphoepitope
  4. phosphoepitopes
  5. phosphoester
  6. phosphoesterase
  7. phosphoesterases
  8. phosphoesters
  9. phosphoethanolamine
  10. phosphoethanolamines
  11. phosphoether

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