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tyrosinase

tyrosinase noun: an enzyme, similar to catechol oxidase, that catalyzes the production of phenolic pigments such as melanin.

Noun

tyrosinase (countable and uncountable, plural tyrosinases)

  1. An enzyme, similar to catechol oxidase, that catalyzes the production of phenolic pigments such as melanin.

tyrosinase meaning in Tamil

tyrosinase in Tamil

டைரோசினேஸ்

Synonyms of tyrosinase

Forms of tyrosinase

pluraltyrosinases

Origin of tyrosinase

From tyrosine + -ase.

Words formed from tyrosinase

Questions about tyrosinase

What does tyrosinase mean?
Tyrosinase means an enzyme, similar to catechol oxidase, that catalyzes the production of phenolic pigments such as melanin.
What is tyrosinase in Tamil?
Tyrosinase in Tamil is டைரோசினேஸ். See Tyrosinase meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tyrosinase?
Tyrosinase is a noun.
What is the plural of tyrosinase?
The plural of tyrosinase is tyrosinases.

Words near tyrosinase in the dictionary

  1. tyros
  2. tyrosin
  3. tyrosinaemia
  4. tyrosinaemias
  5. tyrosinamide
  6. tyrosinase
  7. tyrosinases
  8. tyrosinate
  9. tyrosinated
  10. tyrosinates
  11. tyrosination

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tyrosinase (page history and authors); tyrosinase (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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