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zy·mase (zī′mās′)

noun

an enzyme, present in yeast, that promotes fermentation by breaking down glucose and some other carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide

Etymology: Fr: see zyme + -ase

Browse dictionary entries near zymase

  1. ‹ zygotene
  2. ‹ zygote
  3. ‹ zygospore
  4. ‹ zygomorphic
  5. ‹ zygomatic process
  6. ‹ zygomatic bone
  7. ‹ zygomatic arch
  8. ‹ zygoma
  9. ‹ zygoid
  10. ‹ zygogenesis
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