Etymology

acetylase

A1C3E1T1Y4L1A1S1E1

Today it means: Any enzyme that catalyzes acetylation or deacetylation Full definition →

English diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Latin acētum
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  1. Latinacēscō
  2. Latinacētum
  3. Englishaceto-
  4. Englishacet-
  5. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  6. Englishacetyl
  7. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  8. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  9. Englishdiastase
  10. English todayacetylase

From acetyl + -ase.

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