Carbohydrase
any of numerous enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of disaccharides, polysaccharides, and glycosides.
carbohydrase car·bo·hy·drase (kär’bō-hī’drās’, -drāz’)
n.
Any of various enzymes, such as amylase, that catalyze the hydrolysis of a carbohydrate.
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- Carbolated
containing carbolic acid. Historical Examples During the period of scaling the patient should be rubbed all over with carbolated vaseline. The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) Grant Hague If the itching is acute, the body can be rubbed with carbolated vaseline. The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) Grant Hague Dick got a bottle […]
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