Medical Dictionary

hydratase

noun hy·dra·tase
\ˈhī-drə-ˌtās, ˈhī-drā-, -ˌtāz\

Medical Definition of HYDRATASE

:  any of several lyases that catalyze the hydration or dehydration of a carbon-oxygen bond

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