glucosidase

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noun

Any enzyme that hydrolyses glucosides

OriginEnglish diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi →
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Meanings

nounglucosidase (plural glucosidases)

plural glucosidases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that hydrolyses glucosides

Origin

  1. Englishglucoside
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  3. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  5. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  6. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  10. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  11. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  12. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  13. Englishdiastase
  14. Englishglucosidase

From glucoside + -ase.

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Translations

German Glucosidase
  • Glucosidaseenzyme
Italian glucosidasi
  • glucosidasienzyme
Spanish glucosidasa
  • glucosidasaenzyme
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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