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prochitinase

prochitinase noun: a compound that promotes the formation of a chitinase.

Noun

prochitinase (plural prochitinases)

  1. A compound that promotes the formation of a chitinase

Forms of prochitinase

pluralprochitinases

Origin of prochitinase

From pro- + chitinase.

Questions about prochitinase

What does prochitinase mean?
Prochitinase means a compound that promotes the formation of a chitinase.
What part of speech is prochitinase?
Prochitinase is a noun.
What is the plural of prochitinase?
The plural of prochitinase is prochitinases.

Words near prochitinase in the dictionary

  1. prochilodontid
  2. prochilodontids
  3. prochiral
  4. prochiralities
  5. prochirality
  6. prochitinase
  7. prochitinases
  8. prochloraz
  9. prochlorococcal
  10. prochlorophyte
  11. prochlorophytes

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