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SUCRASE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sucrase mean?
• SUCRASE (noun)
The noun SUCRASE has 1 sense:
1. an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose
Familiarity information: SUCRASE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
invertase; saccharase; sucrase
Hypernyms ("sucrase" is a kind of...):
disaccharidase (an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides into monosaccharides)
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