Etymology

bisphosphatase

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Today it means: An enzyme that converts a bisphosphate to a monophosphate compound by dephosphorylation Full definition →

English diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
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  1. Englishbisphosphate
  2. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  3. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  4. Englishdiastase
  5. English todaybisphosphatase

From bisphosphate + -ase.

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