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dehydrochlorinase
[ dee-hahy-druh-klawr-uh-neys, -neyz, -klohr- ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- 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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