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thiolase

thiolase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of a thiol group.

Noun

thiolase (plural thiolases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of a thiol group.

Forms of thiolase

pluralthiolases

Origin of thiolase

From thiol + -ase.

Words formed from thiolase

Questions about thiolase

What does thiolase mean?
Thiolase means any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of a thiol group.
What part of speech is thiolase?
Thiolase is a noun.
What is the plural of thiolase?
The plural of thiolase is thiolases.

Words near thiolase in the dictionary

  1. thiolactonases
  2. thiolactone
  3. thiolactones
  4. thiolane
  5. thiolanes
  6. thiolase
  7. thiolases
  8. thiolate
  9. thiolated
  10. thiolates
  11. thiolating

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