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dehydrase (s) (noun), dehydrases (pl)
An enzyme (protein) that modifies the removal of the elements of water from material or substances on which an enzyme acts: "A dehydrase catalyzes (modifies) the removal of oxygen and hydrogen from metabolites (specific substances within living bodies) in proportion to which they form water."
This entry is located in the following units: de- (page 20) hydro-, hydra-, hydr-, hyd- (page 1)