decarboxylase

[ dee-kahr-bok-suh-leys, -leyz ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the release of carbon dioxide from the carboxyl group of certain organic acids.

Origin of decarboxylase

1
First recorded in 1935–40; decarboxyl(ate) + -ase

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British Dictionary definitions for decarboxylase

decarboxylase

/ (ˌdiːkɑːˈbɒksɪˌleɪs) /


noun
  1. an enzyme that catalyses the removal of carbon dioxide from a compound

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