phosphomonoesterase
/ˌfɒsfə(ʊ)ˌmɒnəʊˈɛstəreɪz/(also phosphormonoesterase) Biochemistry
noun
Any of a group of enzymes which bring about the hydrolysis of terminal phosphate groups from organic molecules; a phosphatase.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From phospho- + mono- + esterase, after German Phosphomonoesterase (S. Uzawa in Jrnl. Biochem. ((Tokyo)) 15 20).