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ATPase

[ey-tee-pee-eys, -eyz]
noun Biochemistry.
  1. adenosine triphosphatase: any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ATP to ADP and phosphate.
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Origin of ATPase

First recorded in 1945–50; ATP + -ase
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British Dictionary definitions for atpase

ATPase

noun
  1. adenosine triphosphatase; an enzyme that converts ATP to ADP
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atpase in Medicine

ATPase

(ā′tē-pē′ās, -āz)
n.
  1. Adenosine triphosphatase; an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ATP.
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