alkaline phosphatase
noun Biochemistry.
a phosphatase active in an alkaline medium.
Origin of alkaline phosphatase
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby alkaline phosphatase
alkalify,
alkalimeter,
alkalimetry,
alkaline,
alkaline earth,
alkaline phosphatase,
alkaline soil,
alkaline tide,
alkaline-ash diet,
alkaline-earth metal,
alkalinity
Medical definitions for alkaline phosphatase
alkaline phosphatase
n.
A phosphatase with an optimum functioning at pH 8.6; it is present throughout the body.