PETase

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noun

Any of a family of enzymes that break down polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) through hydrolysis into mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate.

“Holonym: Ideonella sakaiensis”

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Meanings

nounPETase (plural PETases)

plural PETases

  1. biochemistryAny of a family of enzymes that break down polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) through hydrolysis into mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate.

    Holonym: Ideonella sakaiensis

Origin

From PET (“polyethylene terephthalate”) + -ase.

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Translations

French PETase
  • PETaseenzyme

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pesetaEastep
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APA

PETase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PETase

MLA

“PETase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PETase. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “PETase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/PETase.

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