betulase

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noun

An enzyme that hydrolyzes the glucoside of methyl salicylate.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounbetulase (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme that hydrolyzes the glucoside of methyl salicylate.

    Synonyms: gaultherase, primeverase

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn enzyme that hydrolyzes the glucoside of methyl salicylate.

Origin

  1. Latinbetula“birch tree”
  2. Englishbetulase

From Latin betula (“birch tree”) + -ase.

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APA

betulase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betulase

MLA

“betulase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betulase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “betulase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betulase.

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