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phospholipase

[ fos-foh-lahy-peys, -peyz ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the breaking down of phospholipids.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of phospholipase1

< German (1935); phospholipid, -ase

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