diphosphatase

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noun

Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of the diphosphate of a specific nucleotide or other biochemical compound

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Meanings

noundiphosphatase (plural diphosphatases)

plural diphosphatases

  1. especiallyin compoundsbiochemistryAny enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of the diphosphate of a specific nucleotide or other biochemical compound

Origin

From diphosphate + -ase.

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Translations

Italian difosfatasi
  • difosfatasienzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of the diphosphate

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

phosphatidase
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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