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xylanesterase

xylanesterase noun: an esterase that catalyses the hydrolysis of xylans.

Noun

xylanesterase (plural xylanesterases)

  1. An esterase that catalyses the hydrolysis of xylans

Forms of xylanesterase

pluralxylanesterases
alternative formxylan esterase

Questions about xylanesterase

What does xylanesterase mean?
Xylanesterase means an esterase that catalyses the hydrolysis of xylans.
What part of speech is xylanesterase?
Xylanesterase is a noun.
What is the plural of xylanesterase?
The plural of xylanesterase is xylanesterases.

Words near xylanesterase in the dictionary

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

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