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From diphosphate + -ase.
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diphosphatase
Today it means: Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of the diphosphate of a specific nucleotide or other biochemical compound Full definition →
Today it means: Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of the diphosphate of a specific nucleotide or other biochemical compound Full definition →
From diphosphate + -ase.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.