catalase

English

Etymology

From catalysis +‎ -ase.

Noun

catalase (countable and uncountable, plural catalases)

1. An enzyme found in the liver that catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen.

Derived terms

• acatalasaemia
• pseudocatalase

 

Translations

enzyme

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 過氧化氫酶／过氧化氢酶 (gwo³ joeng⁵ faa³ hing¹ mui⁴)

  Mandarin: 過氧化氫酶／过氧化氢酶 (zh) (guòyǎnghuàqīng méi, literally “hydrogen peroxide enzyme”)

• Finnish: katalaasi
• Spanish: catalasa f