catalase Hear it!

catalase definition

cata·lase (kat′ə lās′)

noun

an enzyme, found in blood and tissues, that decomposes hydrogen peroxide into water and free oxygen

Etymology: catal(ysis) + -ase

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.