trimethylase

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noun

An enzyme that catalyses a trimethylation (typically of a histone)

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Meanings

nountrimethylase (plural trimethylases)

plural trimethylases

  1. biochemistryAn enzyme that catalyses a trimethylation (typically of a histone)

Origin

From tri- + methylase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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