nitrilase

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noun

Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of nitriles to carboxylic acids and ammonia, without the formation of "free" amide intermediates.

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Meanings

nounnitrilase (countable and uncountable, plural nitrilases)

plural nitrilases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAny of a class of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of nitriles to carboxylic acids and ammonia, without the formation of "free" amide intermediates.

Origin

From nitrile + -ase.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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

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Chicago

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