Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the elongation of an aliphatic chain, but especially one that elongates a fatty acid

Origin

Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)

Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)

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Forms

plural: elongases
Singularelongase
Pluralelongases

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
elongase — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto