dehydrochlorinase
[ dee-hahy-druh-klawr-uh-neys, -neyz, -klohr- ]
/ diˌhaɪ drəˈklɔr əˌneɪs, -ˌneɪz, -ˈkloʊr- /
noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen and chlorine atoms or ions from chlorinated hydrocarbons.
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Origin of dehydrochlorinase
First recorded in 1955–60; dehydrochlorin(ate) + -ase
Words nearby dehydrochlorinase
dehydratase, dehydrate, dehydration, dehydrator, dehydro-, dehydrochlorinase, dehydrochlorinate, dehydrocholic acid, dehydrocorticosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, dehydrofreeze
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