hydrolase
noun/ˈhaɪdɹəleɪz/
Etymology From hydrolysis + -ase.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a substrate.
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abhydrolase, acetylhydrolase, amidohydrolase, aminohydrolase, amylohydrolase, anhydrolase, carboxyhydrolase, cyclohydrolase, dihydrolase, dimethylaminohydrolase, endohydrolase, exohydrolase, fructanohydrolase, fructohydrolase, glucanohydrolase, glucohydrolase, glycanohydrolase, glycohydrolase, glycosylhydrolase, hydroxyacylglutathione hydrolase, iminohydrolase, maltohydrolase, metallohydrolase, perhydrolase, phosphohydrolase, pyrophosphohydrolase, ribosylhydrolase, sulfohydrolase, thiohydrolase, triphosphohydrolase, ureohydrolase, xylanohydrolase