cellulase

cellulase

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der.
Latin cella
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ula
Latin cellulabor.
French cellule
French -ose
French cellulosebor.
English cellulose
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwísder.
Ancient Greek διά (diá)
Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti
Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi
Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
English diastase
English -ase
English cellulase

    From cellulose + -ase.

    Noun

    cellulase (plural cellulases)

    2. (biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the cellulolysis (or hydrolysis) of cellulose.
      Hypernyms: enzyme < biocatalyst
      Coordinate terms: ligninase, lignase

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