carboxykinase

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noun

A kinase that also catalyzes decarboxylation

“a pyruvate carboxykinase”

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Meanings

nouncarboxykinase (plural carboxykinases)

plural carboxykinases

  1. biochemistryA kinase that also catalyzes decarboxylation

    a pyruvate carboxykinase

Origin

From carboxy + kinase.

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APA

carboxykinase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxykinase

MLA

“carboxykinase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxykinase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carboxykinase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxykinase.

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