Aromatase Definition
ə-rōmə-tāz, -tāz
noun
An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of androgens to estrogens.
American Heritage
A key enzyme in the biosynthesis of steroids, especially in the conversion of androgens to estrogens.
American Heritage Medicine
Other Word Forms of Aromatase
Noun
Singular:
aromatase
Plural:
aromatasesOrigin of Aromatase
aromat(ic) (because the enzyme increases the number of aromatic carbon rings in the molecular structure of the compounds upon which it acts) –ase
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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