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pyrophosphatase

pyrophosphatase noun: an acid anhydride hydrolase that acts upon diphosphate bonds.

Noun

pyrophosphatase (plural pyrophosphatases)

  1. An acid anhydride hydrolase that acts upon diphosphate bonds

Forms of pyrophosphatase

pluralpyrophosphatases

Origin of pyrophosphatase

From pyrophosphate + -ase.

Questions about pyrophosphatase

What does pyrophosphatase mean?
Pyrophosphatase means an acid anhydride hydrolase that acts upon diphosphate bonds.
What part of speech is pyrophosphatase?
Pyrophosphatase is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrophosphatase?
The plural of pyrophosphatase is pyrophosphatases.

Words near pyrophosphatase in the dictionary

  1. pyrophoric alloys
  2. pyrophoric iron
  3. pyrophoricity
  4. pyrophorous
  5. pyrophorus
  6. pyrophosphatase
  7. pyrophosphatases
  8. pyrophosphate
  9. pyrophosphates
  10. pyrophosphohydrolase
  11. pyrophosphohydrolases

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