Meanings
noungalactosidase (plural galactosidases)
plural galactosidases
- biochemistryAny of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of a galactoside
Origin
- Englishgalactoside
- 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
- Englishgalactosidase
From galactoside + -ase.
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APA
galactosidase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactosidase
MLA
“galactosidase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactosidase. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galactosidase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactosidase.
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