"lactase" meaning in English

See lactase in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: lactases [plural]
Etymology: From lacto- + -ase. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|lacto|ase}} lacto- + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lactase (countable and uncountable, plural lactases)
  1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A β-galactosidase enzyme that is involved in the hydrolysis of the disaccharide lactose into constituent galactose and glucose monomers. Wikipedia link: lactase Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Enzymes, Milk, Organic compounds Synonyms: lactase-phlorizin hydrolase Derived forms: lactase persistence Translations (A β-galactosidase enzyme): lactasa [feminine] (Catalan), 乳糖酶 (rǔtángméi) (Chinese Mandarin), laktáza [feminine] (Czech), lactase [feminine] (Dutch), laktazo (Esperanto), laktaasi (Finnish), lactase [feminine] (French), Laktase [feminine] (German), Lactase [feminine] (German), laktáz (Hungarian), laktasi [masculine] (Icelandic), laktazo (Ido), lattasi [feminine] (Italian), whākōkī ngako (Maori), reihuka (Maori), laktaza [feminine] (Polish), lactase [feminine] (Portuguese), lactază [feminine] (Romanian), лакта́за (laktáza) [feminine] (Russian), lactasa [feminine] (Spanish), laktas [neuter] (Swedish), laktaz (Turkish), lactaza (Vietnamese)

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