holocellulase

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noun

Any enzyme that hydrolyses and breaks down holocellulose

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Meanings

nounholocellulase (plural holocellulases)

plural holocellulases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that hydrolyses and breaks down holocellulose

Origin

From holo- + cellulase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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