carbonic anhydrase

carbon·ic an·hy·drase

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Definitions of carbonic anhydrase words

noun carbonic anhydrase an enzyme in blood cells that catalyses the decomposition of carbonic acid into carbon dioxide and water, facilitating the transport of carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs 3
noun carbonic anhydrase an enzyme that catalyzes the reversible combination of carbon dioxide with water in red blood cells. 1
noun carbonic anhydrase (biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the conversion of carbon dioxide to bicarbonate. 0

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45; anhydr- + -ase

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