sucrase

English

Etymology

From sucrose +‎ -ase.

Noun

sucrase (plural sucrases)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a number of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of sucrose to fructose and glucose or to their respective homopolysaccharides

Derived terms

• fructansucrase
• glucansucrase

Anagrams

• Suraces, causers, cesuras, saucers

French

Noun

sucrase f (plural sucrases)

1. sucrase

Further reading

• “sucrase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.