Etymology

pyrophosphatase

P3Y4R1O1P3H4O1S1P3H4A1T1A1S1E1

Today it means: An acid anhydride hydrolase that acts upon diphosphate bonds Full definition →

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

From pyrophosphate + -ase.

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