nitrophenylphosphatase

noun

Any phosphatase that hydrolyses nitrophenyl phosphate

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Meanings

nounnitrophenylphosphatase (plural nitrophenylphosphatases)

plural nitrophenylphosphatases

  1. biochemistryAny phosphatase that hydrolyses nitrophenyl phosphate

Origin

From nitrophenyl + phosphatase.

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nitrophenylphosphatase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrophenylphosphatase

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