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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of the diphosphate of a specific nucleotide or other biochemical compound especially, in-compounds

Etymology

From diphosphate + -ase.

Related phrases

adenosine diphosphatasefructose diphosphataseinosine diphosphatase

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