phosphohydrolase etymology

English word phosphohydrolase comes from English calcium, English hydrolase

Detailed word origin of phosphohydrolase

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
calcium English (eng) (countable) An atom of this element.. A chemical element, atomic number 20, that is an alkaline earth metal and occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks.
hydrolase English (eng) (enzyme) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a substrate.
phosphohydrolase English (eng) (enzyme) Any enzyme that hydrolyzes an organic phosphate group.

Words with the same origin as phosphohydrolase

Descendants of calcium
calcein calcrete calcurmolite calflagin calphobindin niocalite pedocal