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sulfatase

sulfatase noun: any of several enzymes, in animals and bacteria, which catalyze the hydrolysis of organic sulfates.

Noun

sulfatase (plural sulfatases)

  1. Any of several enzymes, in animals and bacteria, which catalyze the hydrolysis of organic sulfates

Forms of sulfatase

pluralsulfatases
alternative formsulphatase

Origin of sulfatase

From sulfate + -ase.

Words formed from sulfatase

Questions about sulfatase

What does sulfatase mean?
Sulfatase means any of several enzymes, in animals and bacteria, which catalyze the hydrolysis of organic sulfates.
What part of speech is sulfatase?
Sulfatase is a noun.
What is the plural of sulfatase?
The plural of sulfatase is sulfatases.

Words near sulfatase in the dictionary

  1. sulfasalazine
  2. sulfasalazines
  3. sulfasomizole
  4. sulfasuccinamide
  5. sulfasuxidine
  6. sulfatase
  7. sulfatases
  8. sulfatation
  9. sulfatations
  10. sulfate
  11. sulfate of iron

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