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xylanase

xylanase noun: any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of xylan.

Noun

xylanase (plural xylanases)

  1. Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of xylan.

Forms of xylanase

pluralxylanases

Origin of xylanase

From xylan + -ase.

Words formed from xylanase

Questions about xylanase

What does xylanase mean?
Xylanase means any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of xylan.
What part of speech is xylanase?
Xylanase is a noun.
What is the plural of xylanase?
The plural of xylanase is xylanases.

Words near xylanase in the dictionary

  1. xylacine
  2. xylaloe
  3. xylaloes
  4. xylamide
  5. xylan
  6. xylanase
  7. xylanases
  8. xylanesterase
  9. xylanesterases
  10. xylanohydrolase
  11. xylanohydrolases

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