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pyroglutamase

pyroglutamase noun: an enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis of pyroglutamic acid.

Noun

pyroglutamase (uncountable)

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis of pyroglutamic acid.

Origin of pyroglutamase

From pyroglutamate + -ase.

Questions about pyroglutamase

What does pyroglutamase mean?
Pyroglutamase means an enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis of pyroglutamic acid.
What part of speech is pyroglutamase?
Pyroglutamase is a noun.

Words near pyroglutamase in the dictionary

  1. pyrogeometer
  2. pyrogeometers
  3. pyrogies
  4. pyroglobulin
  5. pyroglobulins
  6. pyroglutamase
  7. pyroglutamate
  8. pyroglutamated
  9. pyroglutamates
  10. pyroglutamic
  11. pyroglutamic acid

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