Meanings
nounhydrolase (plural hydrolases)
plural hydrolases
- biochemistryAn enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a substrate.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- Englishhydro-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
- Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
- Englishhydrolysis
- 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
- Englishhydrolase
From hydrolysis + -ase.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Hydrolase
- HydrolaseTranslations
Polish hydrolaza
- hydrolazaTranslations
Vietnamese hiđrolaza
- hiđrolazaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
hydrolase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrolase
MLA
“hydrolase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrolase. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrolase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrolase.
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