esterase

[ es-tuh-reys, -reyz ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. any enzyme that hydrolyzes an ester into an alcohol and an acid.

Origin of esterase

1
First recorded in 1915–20; ester + -ase

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British Dictionary definitions for esterase

esterase

/ (ˈɛstəˌreɪs, -ˌreɪz) /


noun
  1. any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyse esters into alcohols and acids

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