| ANHYDRASE | • anhydrase n. (Chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the removal of water from a material. • ANHYDRASE n. an enzyme that catalyses the removal of water. |
| ANHYDRASES | • anhydrases n. Plural of anhydrase. • ANHYDRASE n. an enzyme that catalyses the removal of water. |
| CARBOHYDRASE | • carbohydrase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars. • CARBOHYDRASE n. any of a group of enzymes (as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (as a disaccharide). |
| CARBOHYDRASES | • carbohydrases n. Plural of carbohydrase. • CARBOHYDRASE n. any of a group of enzymes (as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (as a disaccharide). |
| CLEPSYDRAS | • clepsydras n. Plural of clepsydra. • CLEPSYDRA n. (Greek) an instrument which measures time by trickling water. |
| HYDRAS | • hydras n. Plural of hydra. • HYDRA n. (Greek) a kind of freshwater polyp. |
| HYDRASE | • hydrase n. (Chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the addition of water. • HYDRASE n. an enzyme that speeds up the removal or addition of water in a chemical reaction. |
| HYDRASES | • hydrases n. Plural of hydrase. • HYDRASE n. an enzyme that speeds up the removal or addition of water in a chemical reaction. |
| HYDRASTINE | • hydrastine n. (Organic chemistry) A natural alkaloid present in goldenseal. • HYDRASTINE n. a white poisonous alkaloid extracted from the roots of the goldenseal, which has been used in medicine to contract the uterus and arrest haemorrhage. |
| HYDRASTINES | • HYDRASTINE n. a white poisonous alkaloid extracted from the roots of the goldenseal, which has been used in medicine to contract the uterus and arrest haemorrhage. |
| HYDRASTININE | • hydrastinine n. (Organic chemistry) A semisynthetic alkaloid resulting from the hydrolysis of hydrastine. • HYDRASTININE n. a colourless crystalline water-soluble compound whose pharmacological action resembles that of hydrastine. |
| HYDRASTININES | • hydrastinines n. Plural of hydrastinine. • HYDRASTININE n. a colourless crystalline water-soluble compound whose pharmacological action resembles that of hydrastine. |
| HYDRASTIS | • HYDRASTIS n. any of various Japanese and North American plants, such as goldenseal, having showy foliage and ornamental red fruits. |
| HYDRASTISES | • HYDRASTIS n. any of various Japanese and North American plants, such as goldenseal, having showy foliage and ornamental red fruits. |