acetamidase etymology

English word acetamidase comes from English -ase (Used to form the names of enzymes.), English acetamide ((organic compound) The amide of acetic acid, CH3CONH2.)

Detailed word origin of acetamidase

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-ase English (eng) Used to form the names of enzymes.
acetamide English (eng) (organic compound) The amide of acetic acid, CH3CONH2.
acetamidase English (eng) (enzyme) Any amidase that acts on an acetamide unit.

Words with the same origin as acetamidase

Descendants of -ase
agarase aldoketomutase allantoinase amidohydrolase aminomutase aspartase cellulase chitosanase chloroperoxidase dihydrolase dinitrogenase elongase flippase galactanase ginsenosidase hexosaminidase homocysteinase keratanase myrosinase permease protease pseudoprotease tannase telomerase uricase