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synthesase

synthesase is the alternative form of synthase.

Meaning of synthase

Noun

synthase (plural synthases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound.
    Synonyms:
    synthetase
  2. (dated) Such an enzyme that, more specifically, does not use ATP as a source of energy.

Forms of synthesase

pluralsynthesases

Questions about synthesase

What is synthesase the alternative form of?
Synthesase is the alternative form of synthase.

Words near synthesase in the dictionary

  1. synthemid
  2. synthemids
  3. synthemistid
  4. synthemistids
  5. synthermal
  6. synthesase
  7. synthesases
  8. syntheses
  9. synthesis
  10. synthesis gas
  11. synthesis gases

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