Hydrolase Definition

hīdrə-lāz
noun
Any of a class of enzymes that act as catalysts in chemical reactions involving hydrolysis.
Webster's New World
An enzyme that catalyzes the addition of water to a substrate.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Hydrolase

Noun

Singular:
hydrolase
Plural:
hydrolases

Origin of Hydrolase

  • hydrol(ysis) –ase

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

HHYHYD

Words Ending With

ESEASE

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hydrolase

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