polysaccharase

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noun

Any enzyme that degrades/hydrolyses a polysaccharide.

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

nounpolysaccharase (plural polysaccharases)

plural polysaccharases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that degrades/hydrolyses a polysaccharide.

    Synonyms: polysaccharidase

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny enzyme that degrades/hydrolyses a polysaccharide.

Similar
polysaccharidase
Also see
polysaccharidase

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  7. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  8. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  9. Palisakkharā
  10. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  11. Latinsaccharon
  12. Latinsaccharum
  13. Englishsaccharo-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  15. Englishsaccharide
  16. Englishpolysaccharide
  17. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  18. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  19. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  20. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  21. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  22. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  24. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  25. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  26. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  27. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  28. Englishdiastase
  29. Englishpolysaccharase

From polysaccharide + -ase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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