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Definition of "disaccharidase" []

  • An enzyme, such as invertase or lactase, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides to monosaccharides. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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