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transesterase

transesterase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes a transesterification reaction.

Noun

transesterase (plural transesterases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes a transesterification reaction

Forms of transesterase

pluraltransesterases

Origin of transesterase

From trans- + ester + -ase.

Questions about transesterase

What does transesterase mean?
Transesterase means any enzyme that catalyzes a transesterification reaction.
What part of speech is transesterase?
Transesterase is a noun.
What is the plural of transesterase?
The plural of transesterase is transesterases.

Words near transesterase in the dictionary

  1. transes someone's gender
  2. transes the gay away
  3. transesophageal
  4. transesophageally
  5. transesophoegal
  6. transesterase
  7. transesterases
  8. transesterification
  9. transesterifications
  10. transesterified
  11. transesterifies

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