acetokinase

noun

ace·​to·​ki·​nase

¦a-sə-(ˌ)tō-ˈkī-ˌnās,

ə-ˌsē-tō-,

-ˌnāz

plural -s

: transacetylase

Word History

Etymology

acet- + kinase

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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