phos·pha·tase 
(fŏsfə-tās′, -tāz′)
(fŏsfə-tās′, -tāz′)n.
Any of numerous enzymes that catalyze the removal of phosphate groups by hydrolysis of phosphate ester bonds. They act in the opposite manner to kinases and are important in metabolism and cell signaling.
[PHOSPHAT(E) + -ASE.]
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