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pyrophosphatase

noun

  1. class of enzymes
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English pyrophosphate Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English pyrophosphatase From pyrophosphate + -ase.

  1. An acid anhydride hydrolase that acts upon diphosphate bonds