urease

u·re·ase

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Definitions of urease word

noun urease an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc. 1
noun urease an enzyme occurring in many plants, esp fungi, that converts urea to ammonium carbonate 0
noun urease an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide or ammonium carbonate 0

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900; ure(a) + -ase

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