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disaccharidase

[ dahy-sak-er-i-deys, -deyz ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides, as sucrose or lactose, to produce monosaccharides, as fructose or glucose.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of disaccharidase1

First recorded in 1960–65; disaccharide + -ase

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