hydratase

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noun

Any enzyme that catalyzes the addition or removal of the elements of water; a hydrase

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

nounhydratase (plural hydratases)

plural hydratases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyzes the addition or removal of the elements of water; a hydrase

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hydrase

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  6. Frenchhydr-
  7. Frenchhydrate
  8. Englishhydrate
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  10. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  12. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  13. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  16. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  17. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  18. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  19. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  20. Englishdiastase
  21. Englishhydratase

From hydrate + -ase.

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APA

hydratase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydratase

MLA

“hydratase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydratase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydratase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydratase.

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