English Explanatory Dictionary

cellulase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the cellulolysis (or hydrolysis) of cellulose.

Word forms

cellulase cellulases

Etymology

From cellulose + -ase.

Derived words

endocellulase exocellulase extracellulase holocellulase lignocellulase multicellulase
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