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polyadenylase

polyadenylase noun: an enzyme that degrades polyadenylate.

Noun

polyadenylase (plural polyadenylases)

  1. An enzyme that degrades polyadenylate

Forms of polyadenylase

pluralpolyadenylases

Origin of polyadenylase

From poly- + adenylase.

Questions about polyadenylase

What does polyadenylase mean?
Polyadenylase means an enzyme that degrades polyadenylate.
What part of speech is polyadenylase?
Polyadenylase is a noun.
What is the plural of polyadenylase?
The plural of polyadenylase is polyadenylases.

Words near polyadenylase in the dictionary

  1. polyadenosine
  2. polyadenosines
  3. polyadenosinic
  4. polyadenosis
  5. polyadenous
  6. polyadenylase
  7. polyadenylases
  8. polyadenylate
  9. polyadenylated
  10. polyadenylates
  11. polyadenylating

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