convertase

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Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Proto-Indo-European *wert-

Proto-Indo-European *wértetor

Proto-Italic *wertō

Proto-Italic *komwertō

Latin convertōder.

Old French convertirbor.

Middle English converten

English convert

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 convertase

From convert + -ase.

convertase (countable and uncountable, plural convertases)

(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that convert a compound into smaller, biologically-active compounds.