triphosphatase

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noun

An enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of triphosphate into a phosphate and a diphosphate through the addition of a water molecule

OriginEnglish diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) →
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Meanings

nountriphosphatase (countable and uncountable, plural triphosphatases)

plural triphosphatases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of triphosphate into a phosphate and a diphosphate through the addition of a water molecule

Origin

  1. Englishtriphosphate
  2. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  3. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  4. Englishdiastase
  5. Englishtriphosphatase

From triphosphate + -ase.

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APA

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Chicago

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