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polysaccharase

polysaccharase noun: any enzyme that degrades/hydrolyses a polysaccharide.

Noun

polysaccharase (plural polysaccharases)

  1. Any enzyme that degrades/hydrolyses a polysaccharide.

Synonyms of polysaccharase

Forms of polysaccharase

pluralpolysaccharases

Origin of polysaccharase

From polysaccharide + -ase.

Questions about polysaccharase

What does polysaccharase mean?
Polysaccharase means any enzyme that degrades/hydrolyses a polysaccharide.
What part of speech is polysaccharase?
Polysaccharase is a noun.
What is the plural of polysaccharase?
The plural of polysaccharase is polysaccharases.

Words near polysaccharase in the dictionary

  1. polyrods
  2. polyromantic
  3. polyrotaxane
  4. polyrotaxanes
  5. polys
  6. polysaccharase
  7. polysaccharases
  8. polysaccharidal
  9. polysaccharidase
  10. polysaccharidases
  11. polysaccharide

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