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maltase

maltase noun: an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose to glucose; often associated with amylase.

Noun

maltase (countable and uncountable, plural maltases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose to glucose; often associated with amylase.
    Synonyms:
    maltin

maltase meaning in Tamil

maltase in Tamil

மோற்றேசு, மாப்பசைநொதி, மாப்பசைநொதிச்சத்து, மால்ட்டேஸ்

Synonyms of maltase

Forms of maltase

pluralmaltases

Origin of maltase

From malt + -ase.

Words formed from maltase

Questions about maltase

What does maltase mean?
Maltase means an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose to glucose; often associated with amylase.
What is maltase in Tamil?
Maltase in Tamil is மோற்றேசு, மாப்பசைநொதி, மாப்பசைநொதிச்சத்து. See Maltase meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is maltase?
Maltase is a noun.
What is the plural of maltase?
The plural of maltase is maltases.

Words near maltase in the dictionary

  1. Malta fever
  2. Malta Island
  3. maltable
  4. Maltais
  5. maltalent
  6. maltase
  7. maltases
  8. maltaxation
  9. Maltbie
  10. Maltbies
  11. Maltby

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Adapted from Wiktionary: maltase (page history and authors); maltase (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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