English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ester + -ase
esterase (plural esterases)
- (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an ester
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Translations[edit]
any of a certain class of enzymes
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Spanish[edit]
esterase
- first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of esterar