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cy⋅clase

[sahy-kleys, -kleyz]
–noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme, as adenyl cyclase, that catalyzes the formation of a cyclic compound.

Origin:
1940–45; cycl(ic) + -ase
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cy·clase   (sī'klās', -klāz')   
n.  An enzyme that acts as a catalyst in the cyclization of a compound.

[cycl(ic) + -ase.]
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Main Entry: cy·clase
Pronunciation: 'sI-"klAs, -"klAz
Function: noun
: an enzyme (as adenyl cyclase) that catalyzes cyclization of a compound
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cyclase cy·clase (sī'klās', -klāz')
n.
An enzyme that acts as a catalyst in the cyclization of a compound.

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