cellulase

[ sel-yuh-leys, -leyz ]

/ ˈsɛl yəˌleɪs, -ˌleɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

any of several enzymes, produced primarily by fungi and bacteria, that catalyze the hydrolysis of cellulose.

Origin of cellulase

First recorded in 1900–05; cellul(ose) + -ase

Words nearby cellulase

cellularity, cellular pathology, cellular radio, cellular respiration, cellular slime mold, cellulase, cellulate, cellule, cellulicidal, cellulifugal, cellulipetal

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Example sentences from the Web for cellulase

A cellulase from the symbiotic intestinal flagellates of termites and of the roach, Cryptocercus punctulatus.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth

British Dictionary definitions for cellulase

cellulase

/ (ˈsɛljʊˌleɪz) /

noun

any enzyme that converts cellulose to the disaccharide cellobiose

Word Origin for cellulase

C20: from cellulose + -ase

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for cellulase

cellulase

[ sĕl′yə-lās′, -lāz′ ]

n.

Any of several enzymes produced chiefly by fungi, bacteria, and protozoans that catalyze the hydrolysis of cellulose.

Scientific definitions for cellulase

cellulase

[ sĕl′yə-lās′ ]

Any of several enzymes produced chiefly by fungi, bacteria, and protozoans that catalyze the breakdown of cellulose. Protozoans in the guts of termites produce the cellulase needed for the termites to digest wood.

单词	cellulase
释义	cellulase [ sel-yuh-leys, -leyz ] / ˈsɛl yəˌleɪs, -ˌleɪz / noun Biochemistry. any of several enzymes, produced primarily by fungi and bacteria, that catalyze the hydrolysis of cellulose. Origin of cellulase First recorded in 1900–05; cellul(ose) + -ase Words nearby cellulase cellularity, cellular pathology, cellular radio, cellular respiration, cellular slime mold, cellulase, cellulate, cellule, cellulicidal, cellulifugal, cellulipetal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cellulase A cellulase from the symbiotic intestinal flagellates of termites and of the roach, Cryptocercus punctulatus. The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches\|Louis M. Roth British Dictionary definitions for cellulase cellulase / (ˈsɛljʊˌleɪz) / noun any enzyme that converts cellulose to the disaccharide cellobiose Word Origin for cellulase C20: from cellulose + -ase Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for cellulase cellulase [ sĕl′yə-lās′, -lāz′ ] n. Any of several enzymes produced chiefly by fungi, bacteria, and protozoans that catalyze the hydrolysis of cellulose. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for cellulase cellulase [ sĕl′yə-lās′ ] Any of several enzymes produced chiefly by fungi, bacteria, and protozoans that catalyze the breakdown of cellulose. Protozoans in the guts of termites produce the cellulase needed for the termites to digest wood. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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