Meanings
nouncarboxylase (plural carboxylases)
plural carboxylases
- biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
- Latincarbōnem
- Frenchcarbone
- Englishcarbon
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishcarbonyl
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
- Frenchhydro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchhydrogène
- Englishhydrogen
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Englishoxygen
- Englishhydroxyl
- Englishcarboxyl
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
- Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
- Englishdiastase
- Englishcarboxylase
From carboxyl + -ase.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 羧化酶
- 羧化酶 (suōhuàméi)any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction
Finnish karboksylaasi
- karboksylaasiany enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction
Portuguese carboxilase
- carboxilaseany enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction
Cite this entry
APA
carboxylase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxylase
MLA
“carboxylase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxylase. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carboxylase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxylase.
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