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carboxylase definition

car·boxyl·ase (kär bäks′ə lās′)

noun

an enzyme that is capable of removing carbon dioxide from certain organic acids to produce aldehydes, as in the formation of acetaldehyde from pyruvic acid

Etymology: carboxyl + -ase

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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