Meanings
nounpyrophosphatase (plural pyrophosphatases)
plural pyrophosphatases
- biochemistryAn acid anhydride hydrolase that acts upon diphosphate bonds
Origin
- Englishpyrophosphate
- Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
- Englishdiastase
- Englishpyrophosphatase
From pyrophosphate + -ase.
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pyrophosphatase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrophosphatase
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Chicago
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