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trans·fer·ase (trans′fər ās′, -āz′)

noun

any of a class of enzymes that act as catalysts in chemical reactions in which a radical is transferred from molecule to another

Etymology: transfer + -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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