galactase

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noun

An enzyme that produces galactose by the hydrolysis of lactose

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Meanings

noungalactase (countable and uncountable, plural galactases)

plural galactases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme that produces galactose by the hydrolysis of lactose

Origin

From galacto- + -ase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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