aminopherase | (noun) a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound) | Synonyms: aminotransferase, transaminase |
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aminotransferase | (noun) a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound) | Synonyms: aminopherase, transaminase |
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anticholinesterase | (noun) a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect | - |
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catchphrase | (noun) a phrase that has become a catchword | Synonyms: catch phrase |
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cholinesterase | (noun) an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid) | - |
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chrysoprase | (noun) a green variety of chalcedony valued as a gemstone | - |
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idocrase | (noun) a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone | Synonyms: vesuvian, vesuvianite |
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isomerase | (noun) an enzyme that catalyzes its substrate to an isomeric form | - |
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paraphrase | (noun) rewording for the purpose of clarification | Synonyms: paraphrasis |
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phrase | (noun) dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence | - |
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(noun) an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence | - |
(noun) a short musical passage | Synonyms: musical phrase |
(noun) an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up | Synonyms: idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase |
polymerase | (noun) an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA | - |
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saccharase | (noun) an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose | Synonyms: invertase, sucrase |
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sucrase | (noun) an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose | Synonyms: invertase, saccharase |
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telomerase | (noun) an enzyme in eukaryotic cells that can add telomeres to the ends of chromosomes after they divide | - |
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transferase | (noun) any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound | - |
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