hydrase

[hahy-dreys, -dreyz]

noun Biochemistry.

any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the addition of a water molecule into a compound without causing hydrolysis.

Origin of hydrase

First recorded in 1940–45; hydr-¹ + -ase

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hydrase in Medicine

hydrase

[hī′drās′, -drāz′]

n.

hydratase

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