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noun
Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon dioxide from a compound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: enzyme
History
From de- + carboxyl + -ase.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
