Meanings
- uncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme that hydrolyzes the glucoside of methyl salicylate.
Synonyms: gaultherase, primeverase
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn enzyme that hydrolyzes the glucoside of methyl salicylate.
Origin
- Latinbetula“birch tree”
- Englishbetulase
From Latin betula (“birch tree”) + -ase.
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