English word galactanase comes from English -ase (Used to form the names of enzymes.), English galactan

Detailed word origin of galactanase

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
-ase	English (eng)	Used to form the names of enzymes.
galactan	English (eng)	(carbohydrate) A polysaccharide consisting of many galactose residues.
galactanase	English (eng)	(enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a galactan.

Words with the same origin as galactanase