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From glucocerebroside + -ase.
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Today it means: An enzyme that is needed to cleave, by hydrolysis, the beta-glucosidic linkage of glucocerebroside, an intermediate in glycolipid metabolism, and mutations in which cause Gaucher's disease. Full definition →
From glucocerebroside + -ase.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.