hy·dro·lase 'hī-drə-.lās, -.lāz n a hydrolytic enzyme (as an esterase)
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n.
an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of compounds. Examples are the peptidase.
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hy·dro·lase (hiґdro-lās) [EC 3] any member of the class of enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of a chemical bond with the addition of water, e.g., esterases, glycosidases, lipases, nucleotidases, peptidases, and phosphatases.Medical dictionary. 2011.