phosphohydrolase

noun

Any enzyme that hydrolyzes an organic phosphate group

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Meanings

nounphosphohydrolase (plural phosphohydrolases)

plural phosphohydrolases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that hydrolyzes an organic phosphate group

Origin

From phospho- + hydrolase.

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APA

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

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

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

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