linamarase

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noun

beta-D-glucosidase, an enzyme found in many plants including cassava and the butter bean; an enzyme which breaks down linamarin and produces cyanohydrines and thus hydrogen cyanide

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Meanings

nounlinamarase (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistrybeta-D-glucosidase, an enzyme found in many plants including cassava and the butter bean; an enzyme which breaks down linamarin and produces cyanohydrines and thus hydrogen cyanide

Origin

From linamarin + -ase.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

laminaraseelasmarian
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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