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catalase

catalase noun: an enzyme found in the liver that catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen.

Noun

catalase (countable and uncountable, plural catalases)

  1. An enzyme found in the liver that catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen.

catalase meaning in Tamil

catalase in Tamil

கற்றலேசு

Forms of catalase

pluralcatalases

Origin of catalase

From catalysis + -ase.

Words formed from catalase

Questions about catalase

What does catalase mean?
Catalase means an enzyme found in the liver that catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen.
What is catalase in Tamil?
Catalase in Tamil is கற்றலேசு. See Catalase meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is catalase?
Catalase is a noun.
What is the plural of catalase?
The plural of catalase is catalases.

Words near catalase in the dictionary

  1. Catalanophones
  2. Catalanotto
  3. Catalanottos
  4. Catalans
  5. Catalas
  6. catalase
  7. catalases
  8. catalatic
  9. Cataldi
  10. Cataldis
  11. Cataldo

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Adapted from Wiktionary: catalase (page history and authors); catalase (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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