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thiaminase

thiaminase noun: an enzyme that metabolizes or breaks down thiamine into two molecular parts.

Noun

thiaminase (countable and uncountable, plural thiaminases)

  1. An enzyme that metabolizes or breaks down thiamine into two molecular parts.
    Synonyms:
    aneurinase

Synonyms of thiaminase

Forms of thiaminase

pluralthiaminases

Origin of thiaminase

From thiamine + -ase.

Questions about thiaminase

What does thiaminase mean?
Thiaminase means an enzyme that metabolizes or breaks down thiamine into two molecular parts.
What part of speech is thiaminase?
Thiaminase is a noun.
What is the plural of thiaminase?
The plural of thiaminase is thiaminases.

Words near thiaminase in the dictionary

  1. thiambutene
  2. thiambutenes
  3. thiambutosine
  4. thiamethoxam
  5. thiamin
  6. thiaminase
  7. thiaminases
  8. thiamine
  9. thiamines
  10. thiamins
  11. thiamphenicol

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