dehydrochlorinase
[ dee-hahy-druh-klawr-uh-neys, -neyz, -klohr- ]
/ diˌhaɪ drəˈklɔr əˌneɪs, -ˌneɪz, -ˈkloʊr- /
noun Biochemistry.
an enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen and chlorine atoms or ions from chlorinated hydrocarbons.
Origin of dehydrochlorinase
First recorded in 1955–60;
dehydrochlorin(ate) +
-ase
Words nearby dehydrochlorinase
dehydratase,
dehydrate,
dehydration,
dehydrator,
dehydro-,
dehydrochlorinase,
dehydrochlorinate,
dehydrocholic acid,
dehydrocorticosterone,
dehydroepiandrosterone,
dehydrofreeze