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disaccharidase

American

[dahy-sak-er-i-days, -dayz] / daɪˈsæk ər ɪˌdeɪs, -ˌdeɪz /

noun

Biochemistry.

an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides, as sucrose or lactose, to produce monosaccharides, as fructose or glucose.

First recorded in 1960–65; disaccharide + -ase

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