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spirocyclase

spirocyclase noun: any enzyme that catalyses a spirocyclization reaction, especially the formation of a spiroketal.

Noun

spirocyclase (plural spirocyclases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses a spirocyclization reaction, especially the formation of a spiroketal

Forms of spirocyclase

pluralspirocyclases

Origin of spirocyclase

From spiro- + cyclase.

Questions about spirocyclase

What does spirocyclase mean?
Spirocyclase means any enzyme that catalyses a spirocyclization reaction, especially the formation of a spiroketal.
What part of speech is spirocyclase?
Spirocyclase is a noun.
What is the plural of spirocyclase?
The plural of spirocyclase is spirocyclases.

Words near spirocyclase in the dictionary

  1. spirochetostatic
  2. spirochetotic
  3. spirocheturia
  4. spirochæte
  5. spirochætes
  6. spirocyclase
  7. spirocyclases
  8. spirocycle
  9. spirocycles
  10. spirocyclic
  11. spirocyclically

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