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cy•clase
(sī′klās, -klāz),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
- Chemistry, Biochemistryan enzyme, as adenyl cyclase, that catalyzes the formation of a cyclic compound.
- cycl(ic) + -ase 1940–45
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