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di·sac·cha·ri·dase

 (dī-săk′ər-ĭ-dăs′, -dāz′)
n.
An enzyme, such as invertase or lactase, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides to monosaccharides.
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disaccharidase

(daɪˈsækərɪˌdeɪs; daɪˈsækərɪˌdeɪz)
n
a type of digestive enzyme that breaks disaccharides down into monosaccharides
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Noun1.disaccharidase - an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides into monosaccharides
enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
invertase, saccharase, sucrase - an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose
Lactaid, lactase - any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose
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