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carbon·ic an·hy·drase

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–noun Biochemistry.

an enzyme that catalyzes the reversible combination of carbon dioxide with water in red blood cells.

[Origin: 1835–45; anhydr- + -ase

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Main Entry: carbonic an·hy·drase
Pronunciation: -an-'hI-"drAs, -"drAz
Function: noun
: a zinc-containing enzyme that occurs in living tissues(as red blood cells) and aids carbon-dioxide transport from the tissues and its release from the blood in the lungs by catalyzing the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide to carbonic acid

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