hydrolase en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhaɪdɹəleɪz/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English hydrolysis Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English hydrolase From hydrolysis + -ase.
Meanings
- An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a substrate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hydrolases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
metallohydrolase · carboxyhydrolase · glucohydrolase · xylanohydrolase · endohydrolase · glycosylhydrolase · amidohydrolase · thiohydrolase · pyrophosphohydrolase · glycanohydrolase · cyclohydrolase · amylohydrolase · triphosphohydrolase · ureohydrolase · perhydrolase · glycohydrolase · aminohydrolase · fructohydrolase · abhydrolase · phosphohydrolase · dimethylaminohydrolase · anhydrolase · iminohydrolase · glucanohydrolase · fructanohydrolase · maltohydrolase · dihydrolase · hydroxyacylglutathione hydrolase · ribosylhydrolase · acetylhydrolase · sulfohydrolase · exohydrolase
Descendants
Translations (3)
de Hydrolase (Translations) · vi hiđrolaza (Translations) · pl hydrolaza (Translations)