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precatalytic

precatalytic adjective: relating to the changes (in structure etc.) that happen to enzymes before their catalytic function becomes possible.

Adjective

precatalytic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the changes (in structure etc.) that happen to enzymes before their catalytic function becomes possible.

Origin of precatalytic

From pre- + catalytic.

Questions about precatalytic

What does precatalytic mean?
Precatalytic means relating to the changes (in structure etc.) that happen to enzymes before their catalytic function becomes possible.
What part of speech is precatalytic?
Precatalytic is an adjective.

Words near precatalytic in the dictionary

  1. precastration
  2. precasts
  3. precataclysmic
  4. precatalyst
  5. precatalysts
  6. precatalytic
  7. precatatonic
  8. precategorial
  9. precategoriality
  10. precategorials
  11. precategories

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