Meanings
nounconvertase (countable and uncountable, plural convertases)
plural convertases
- countableuncountablebiochemistryAny of several enzymes that convert a compound into smaller, biologically-active compounds.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Indo-European*wert-
- Proto-Indo-European*wértetor
- Proto-Italic*wertō
- Proto-Italic*komwertō
- Latinconvertō
- Old Frenchconvertir
- Middle Englishconverten
- Englishconvert
- 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
- Englishconvertase
Translations
Italian convertasi
- convertasiTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
convertase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convertase
MLA
“convertase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convertase. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “convertase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convertase.
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