alcoholase

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noun

Any enzyme that converts glucose or lactic acid to alcohol

OriginEnglish diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi →
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Meanings

nounalcoholase (plural alcoholases)

plural alcoholases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that converts glucose or lactic acid to alcohol

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalcohol
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  9. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  11. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  12. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  15. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  16. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  17. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  18. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  19. Englishdiastase
  20. Englishalcoholase

From alcohol + -ase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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