phospholipase

[ fos-foh-lahy-peys, -peyz ]
/ ˌfɒs foʊˈlaɪ peɪs, -peɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the breaking down of phospholipids.

Origin of phospholipase

< German (1935); see phospholipid, -ase

Medical definitions for phospholipase

phospholipase
[ fŏs′fō-lĭpās′, -līpās′ ]

n.

An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a phospholipid. lecithinase