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tweenase

tweenase noun: triacylglycerol lipase; a lipase that hydrolyses a triglyceride to form a 1,3-diglyceride.

Noun

tweenase (plural tweenases)

  1. Triacylglycerol lipase; a lipase that hydrolyses a triglyceride to form a 1,3-diglyceride.

Forms of tweenase

pluraltweenases

Origin of tweenase

Seems to be connected with Tween, a brand name for polysorbates.

Questions about tweenase

What does tweenase mean?
Tweenase means triacylglycerol lipase; a lipase that hydrolyses a triglyceride to form a 1,3-diglyceride.
What part of speech is tweenase?
Tweenase is a noun.
What is the plural of tweenase?
The plural of tweenase is tweenases.

Words near tweenase in the dictionary

  1. tweenage
  2. tweenaged
  3. tweenagehood
  4. tweenager
  5. tweenagers
  6. tweenase
  7. tweenases
  8. tweenbrain
  9. tweenbrains
  10. tweendeck
  11. tweendecker

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