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malt·ase (môl′tās′)

noun

an enzyme found in the small intestine, in yeast, etc., that hydrolyzes maltose into glucose

Etymology: malt + -ase

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

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