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sphingomyelinase

sphingomyelinase noun: any of several enzymes that catalyzes the cleavage of phosphodiester bonds in sphingomyelin.

Noun

sphingomyelinase (plural sphingomyelinases)

  1. Any of several enzymes that catalyzes the cleavage of phosphodiester bonds in sphingomyelin

Forms of sphingomyelinase

pluralsphingomyelinases

Origin of sphingomyelinase

From sphingomyelin + -ase.

Questions about sphingomyelinase

What does sphingomyelinase mean?
Sphingomyelinase means any of several enzymes that catalyzes the cleavage of phosphodiester bonds in sphingomyelin.
What part of speech is sphingomyelinase?
Sphingomyelinase is a noun.
What is the plural of sphingomyelinase?
The plural of sphingomyelinase is sphingomyelinases.

Words near sphingomyelinase in the dictionary

  1. sphingolipids
  2. sphingolytic
  3. sphingomonad
  4. sphingomonads
  5. sphingomyelin
  6. sphingomyelinase
  7. sphingomyelinases
  8. sphingomyeline
  9. sphingomyelines
  10. sphingomyelins
  11. sphingophosphatide

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