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phytase

phytase noun: a phosphatase, present in cereals, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of phytic acid into inositol and phosphoric acid.

Noun

phytase (plural phytases)

  1. A phosphatase, present in cereals, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of phytic acid into inositol and phosphoric acid.

Forms of phytase

pluralphytases

Origin of phytase

From phytic + -ase.

Questions about phytase

What does phytase mean?
Phytase means a phosphatase, present in cereals, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of phytic acid into inositol and phosphoric acid.
What part of speech is phytase?
Phytase is a noun.
What is the plural of phytase?
The plural of phytase is phytases.

Words near phytase in the dictionary

  1. phytanthrope
  2. phytanthropes
  3. phytantriol
  4. phytanyl
  5. phytanyls
  6. phytase
  7. phytases
  8. phytaspase
  9. phytaspases
  10. phytate
  11. phytates

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