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lyase

American  
[lahy-eys, -eyz] / ˈlaɪ eɪs, -eɪz /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. any of various enzymes, as decarboxylase, that catalyze reactions involving the formation of or addition to a double bond.

lyase British  
/ ˈlaɪeɪz /

noun

  1. any enzyme that catalyses the separation of two parts of a molecule by the formation of a double bond between them

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Etymology

Origin of lyase

1960–65; < Greek lý ( ein ) to loosen, dissolve ( lysis ) + -ase

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