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