Carboxylase Definition
kär-bŏksə-lās, -lāz
noun
An enzyme that is capable of removing carbon dioxide from certain organic acids to produce aldehydes, as in the formation of acetaldehyde from pyruvic acid.
Webster's New World
Any of various enzymes that catalyze the addition of a carboxyl group.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Carboxylase
Noun
Singular:
carboxylase
Plural:
carboxylasesFind Similar Words
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