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photoisomerase

photoisomerase noun: any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the isomerization of photopigments.

Noun

photoisomerase (plural photoisomerases)

  1. Any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the isomerization of photopigments

Forms of photoisomerase

pluralphotoisomerases

Origin of photoisomerase

From photo- + isomerase.

Questions about photoisomerase

What does photoisomerase mean?
Photoisomerase means any of a group of enzymes that catalyse the isomerization of photopigments.
What part of speech is photoisomerase?
Photoisomerase is a noun.
What is the plural of photoisomerase?
The plural of photoisomerase is photoisomerases.

Words near photoisomerase in the dictionary

  1. photoirritancy
  2. photoirritation
  3. photoisolator
  4. photoisolators
  5. photoisomer
  6. photoisomerase
  7. photoisomerases
  8. photoisomeric
  9. photoisomerisation
  10. photoisomerisations
  11. photoisomerism

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