dehydrochlorinase

[ dee-hahy-druh-klawr-uh-neys, -neyz, -klohr- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. an enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen and chlorine atoms or ions from chlorinated hydrocarbons.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dehydrochlorinase¹

First recorded in 1955–60; dehydrochlorin(ate) + -ase