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hydrase

hydrase noun: an enzyme that catalyzes the addition of water.

Noun

hydrase (plural hydrases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the addition of water.
    Synonyms:
    hydratase

Synonyms of hydrase

Forms of hydrase

pluralhydrases

Origin of hydrase

From hydr- + -ase.

Words formed from hydrase

Questions about hydrase

What does hydrase mean?
Hydrase means an enzyme that catalyzes the addition of water.
What part of speech is hydrase?
Hydrase is a noun.
What is the plural of hydrase?
The plural of hydrase is hydrases.

Words near hydrase in the dictionary

  1. hydrargyron
  2. hydrargyrum
  3. hydrarthroses
  4. hydrarthrosis
  5. hydras
  6. hydrase
  7. hydraseeding
  8. hydrases
  9. hydrastin
  10. hydrastine
  11. hydrastinine

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