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adenosine triphosphatase

[ trahy-fos-fuh-teys, -eyz ]
/ traɪˈfɒs fəˌteɪs, -ˌeɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

ATPase.

Nearby words

adenosine deaminase, adenosine deaminase deficiency, adenosine diphosphate, adenosine monophosphate, adenosine phosphate, adenosine triphosphatase, adenosine triphosphate, adenosis, adenotomy, adenotonsillectomy, adenoviridae

Origin of adenosine triphosphatase

First recorded in 1940–45; triphosphate + -ase
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Medicine definitions for adenosine triphosphatase

adenosine triphosphatase

[ trī-fŏs′fə-tās′, -tāz′ ]

n.

ATPase.
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