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pyrophosphohydrolase

pyrophosphohydrolase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of pyrophosphate.

Noun

pyrophosphohydrolase (plural pyrophosphohydrolases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of pyrophosphate

Forms of pyrophosphohydrolase

pluralpyrophosphohydrolases

Origin of pyrophosphohydrolase

From pyro- + phospho- + hydrolase.

Questions about pyrophosphohydrolase

What does pyrophosphohydrolase mean?
Pyrophosphohydrolase means any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of pyrophosphate.
What part of speech is pyrophosphohydrolase?
Pyrophosphohydrolase is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrophosphohydrolase?
The plural of pyrophosphohydrolase is pyrophosphohydrolases.

Words near pyrophosphohydrolase in the dictionary

  1. pyrophorus
  2. pyrophosphatase
  3. pyrophosphatases
  4. pyrophosphate
  5. pyrophosphates
  6. pyrophosphohydrolase
  7. pyrophosphohydrolases
  8. pyrophosphokinase
  9. pyrophosphokinases
  10. pyrophosphoramide
  11. pyrophosphoramides

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