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sterol esterase

sterol esterase noun: any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a sterol ester (typically of a fatty acid).

Noun

sterol esterase (plural sterol esterases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a sterol ester (typically of a fatty acid)

Forms of sterol esterase

pluralsterol esterases

Questions about sterol esterase

What does sterol esterase mean?
Sterol esterase means any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a sterol ester (typically of a fatty acid).
What part of speech is sterol esterase?
Sterol esterase is a noun.
What is the plural of sterol esterase?
The plural of sterol esterase is sterol esterases.

Words near sterol esterase in the dictionary

  1. steroidomics
  2. steroidophobia
  3. steroidphobia
  4. steroids
  5. sterol
  6. sterol esterase
  7. sterol esterases
  8. steroleosin
  9. sterolic
  10. sterolin
  11. Steroline

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