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urease

[ yoo r-ee-eys, -eyz ]
/ ˈyʊər iˌeɪs, -ˌeɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.

Nearby words

  1. urea-,
  2. urea-formaldehyde resin,
  3. ureagenesis,
  4. ureaplasma,
  5. ureapoiesis,
  6. urecchysis,
  7. uredema,
  8. uredinium,
  9. urediospore,
  10. uredium

Origin of urease

First recorded in 1895–1900; ure(a) + -ase
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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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Medicine definitions for urease

urease

[ yur′ē-ās′, -āz′ ]

n.

An enzyme that cataylzes the hydrolysis of urea to form ammonium carbonate.
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