"acetylesterase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: acetylesterases [plural]
Etymology: acetyl + ester + -ase Etymology templates: {{af|en|acetyl|ester|-ase}} acetyl + ester + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} acetylesterase (plural acetylesterases)
  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acetate ester. Wikipedia link: acetylesterase Categories (topical): Enzymes Translations (any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an acetate ester): acetyloesteraza [feminine] (Polish), acetilesterase [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-acetylesterase-en-noun-en:enzyme Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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