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protelomerase

protelomerase noun: any enzyme that generates and protects "hairpin" telomeres.

Noun

protelomerase (plural protelomerases)

  1. Any enzyme that generates and protects "hairpin" telomeres
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Forms of protelomerase

pluralprotelomerases

Origin of protelomerase

From pro- + telomer + -ase.

Questions about protelomerase

What does protelomerase mean?
Protelomerase means any enzyme that generates and protects "hairpin" telomeres.
What part of speech is protelomerase?
Protelomerase is a noun.
What is the plural of protelomerase?
The plural of protelomerase is protelomerases.

Words near protelomerase in the dictionary

  1. proteinurias
  2. proteinuric
  3. protelean
  4. protelid
  5. protelids
  6. protelomerase
  7. protelomerases
  8. protemperance
  9. protemporaneous
  10. protenant
  11. protend

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