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zymase (s) (noun), zymases (pl)
An enzyme in yeast which changes sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide: Any of a group of zymases that, in the presence of oxygen, convert certain carbohydrates into carbon dioxide and water or, in the absence of oxygen, into alcohol and carbon dioxide or lactic acid.

Zymase is found in yeast, bacteria, and in higher plants and animals.

This entry is located in the following unit: zymo-, zym-, -zyme, -zymic (page 2)