"phytase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phytases [plural]
Etymology: From phytic + -ase. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|phytic|ase}} phytic + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} phytase (plural phytases)
  1. (biochemistry) A phosphatase, present in cereals, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of phytic acid into inositol and phosphoric acid.

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