Meanings
nounglucuronidase (plural glucuronidases)
plural glucuronidases
- biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a glucuronide; a glycuronidase
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Englishglucuronide
- 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
- Englishglucuronidase
From glucuronide + -ase.
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glucuronidase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glucuronidase
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glucuronidase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glucuronidase.
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