glycosylase

G2L1Y4C3O1S1Y4L1A1S1E1

noun

Any enzyme that splits a glycoside into a glycone and aglycone

OriginEnglish diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi →
UncommonScrabble 20
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounglycosylase (plural glycosylases)

plural glycosylases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that splits a glycoside into a glycone and aglycone

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  4. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  5. Frenchglucose
  6. Englishglucosebf.
  7. Englishglycose
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishglycosyl
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  12. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  14. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  15. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  16. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  18. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  19. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  20. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  21. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  22. Englishdiastase
  23. Englishglycosylase

From glycosyl + -ase.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

glycosylase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycosylase

MLA

“glycosylase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycosylase. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glycosylase,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycosylase.

Source: glycosylase on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.