Etymology

glucohydrolase

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Today it means: Any of several enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of sugars containing a glucose residue Full definition →

English hydrolase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
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  1. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  2. Englishgluco-
  3. Englishhydrolysis
  4. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  5. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  6. Englishdiastase
  7. Englishhydrolase
  8. English todayglucohydrolase

From gluco- + hydrolase.

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