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thiohydrolase

thiohydrolase noun: an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a thioester.

Noun

thiohydrolase (plural thiohydrolases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a thioester

Forms of thiohydrolase

pluralthiohydrolases

Origin of thiohydrolase

From thio- + hydrolase.

Questions about thiohydrolase

What does thiohydrolase mean?
Thiohydrolase means an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a thioester.
What part of speech is thiohydrolase?
Thiohydrolase is a noun.
What is the plural of thiohydrolase?
The plural of thiohydrolase is thiohydrolases.

Words near thiohydrolase in the dictionary

  1. thiohexamide
  2. thiohydantoin
  3. thiohydantoins
  4. thiohydrazone
  5. thiohydrazones
  6. thiohydrolase
  7. thiohydrolases
  8. thiohydroximate
  9. thiohydroximates
  10. thioic
  11. thioic acid

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