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ligninase en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English lignin Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English ligninase From lignin + -ase.

Meanings

  1. Any of a class of enzymes that break down lignin.

Forms

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Coordinates

cellulase

Hypernyms

biocatalyst · enzyme

Synonyms

lignase

Translations (2)

it ligninasi (enzyme) · pl ligninaza (enzyme)

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