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dehydrochlorinase

[ dee-hahy-druh-klawr-uh-neys, -neyz, -klohr- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. an enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen and chlorine atoms or ions from chlorinated hydrocarbons.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dehydrochlorinase1

First recorded in 1955–60; dehydrochlorin(ate) + -ase

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dehydro-dehydrochlorinate