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polyesterase

polyesterase noun: any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polyesters.

Noun

polyesterase (plural polyesterases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polyesters

Forms of polyesterase

pluralpolyesterases

Origin of polyesterase

From polyester + -ase.

Questions about polyesterase

What does polyesterase mean?
Polyesterase means any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polyesters.
What part of speech is polyesterase?
Polyesterase is a noun.
What is the plural of polyesterase?
The plural of polyesterase is polyesterases.

Words near polyesterase in the dictionary

  1. polyester
  2. polyester Protestant
  3. polyester Protestants
  4. polyesteramide
  5. polyesteramides
  6. polyesterase
  7. polyesterases
  8. polyestered
  9. polyesterification
  10. polyesterifications
  11. polyesterify

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