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polyphosphatase

polyphosphatase noun: any enzyme that hydrolyses polyphosphates.

Noun

polyphosphatase (plural polyphosphatases)

  1. Any enzyme that hydrolyses polyphosphates

Forms of polyphosphatase

pluralpolyphosphatases

Origin of polyphosphatase

From poly- + phosphatase or polyphosphate + -ase.

Words formed from polyphosphatase

Questions about polyphosphatase

What does polyphosphatase mean?
Polyphosphatase means any enzyme that hydrolyses polyphosphates.
What part of speech is polyphosphatase?
Polyphosphatase is a noun.
What is the plural of polyphosphatase?
The plural of polyphosphatase is polyphosphatases.

Words near polyphosphatase in the dictionary

  1. polyphonously
  2. polyphons
  3. polyphony
  4. polyphore
  5. polyphores
  6. polyphosphatase
  7. polyphosphatases
  8. polyphosphate
  9. polyphosphates
  10. polyphosphazene
  11. polyphosphazenes

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