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sucrase

sucrase noun: any of a number of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of sucrose to fructose and glucose or to their respective homopolysaccharides.

Noun

sucrase (countable and uncountable, plural sucrases)

  1. Any of a number of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of sucrose to fructose and glucose or to their respective homopolysaccharides

Forms of sucrase

pluralsucrases

Origin of sucrase

From sucrose + -ase.

Words formed from sucrase

Questions about sucrase

What does sucrase mean?
Sucrase means any of a number of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of sucrose to fructose and glucose or to their respective homopolysaccharides.
What part of speech is sucrase?
Sucrase is a noun.
What is the plural of sucrase?
The plural of sucrase is sucrases.

Words near sucrase in the dictionary

  1. sucos
  2. sucr-
  3. sucralfate
  4. sucralose
  5. sucraloses
  6. sucrase
  7. sucrases
  8. sucrate
  9. sucrates
  10. sucre
  11. sucre bleu

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