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amidase

American

[am-i-deys, -deyz] / ˈæm ɪˌdeɪs, -ˌdeɪz /

noun

Biochemistry.

an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acid amide.

Etymology

Origin of amidase

First recorded in 1920–25; amid- + -ase

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