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- Englishdesaturate
- Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
- Englishdiastase
- English todaydesaturase
From desaturate + -ase.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
desaturase
Today it means: Any enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of single to double bonds, especially in the production of essential fatty acids. Full definition →
English diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)