agarase

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noun

An enzyme found in agarolytic bacteria, allowing them to use agar as their primary source of carbon.

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Meanings

nounagarase (countable and uncountable, plural agarases)

plural agarases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme found in agarolytic bacteria, allowing them to use agar as their primary source of carbon.

Origin

From agar + -ase.

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APA

agarase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agarase

MLA

“agarase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agarase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agarase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agarase.

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