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urease

[ yoor-ee-eys, -eyz ]
/ ˈyʊər iˌeɪs, -ˌeɪz /
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noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
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Origin of urease

First recorded in 1895–1900; ure(a) + -ase

Words nearby urease

Urdu, URE, urea, urea cycle, urea-formaldehyde resin, urease, uredinium, urediospore, uredium, uredo, uredosorus
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British Dictionary definitions for urease

urease
/ (ˈjʊərɪˌeɪs, -ˌeɪz) /
noun
an enzyme occurring in many plants, esp fungi, that converts urea to ammonium carbonate
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