zymase

[ zahy-meys ]
/ ˈzaɪ meɪs /

noun Biochemistry.

the complex of enzymes obtained from yeast, also occurring in bacteria and other organisms, that acts in alcoholic fermentation and other forms of glycolysis.

Origin of zymase

1870–75; < French < Greek zȳ́m(ē) leaven + French -ase -ase

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British Dictionary definitions for zymase

zymase
/ (ˈzaɪmeɪs) /

noun

a mixture of enzymes that is obtained as an extract from yeast and causes fermentation in sugars

Medical definitions for zymase

zymase
[ zīmās′, -māz′ ]

n.

The enzyme complex in yeasts that catalyzes the breakdown of sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide.