metalloform

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noun

The form of an enzyme that contains a (usually divalent) metal ion

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Meanings

nounmetalloform (plural metalloforms)

plural metalloforms

  1. biochemistryThe form of an enzyme that contains a (usually divalent) metal ion

Origin

From metallo- + form.

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APA

metalloform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metalloform

MLA

“metalloform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metalloform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metalloform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metalloform.

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