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apyrase

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[ap-uh-reys, -reyz] / ˈæp əˌreɪs, -ˌreɪz /

noun

Biochemistry.

a relatively nonspecific ATPase occurring in plants and molds.

Etymology

Origin of apyrase

1940–45; a(denyl)pyr(ophosphat)ase; see adenosine triphosphatase

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