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phosphodiesterase

noun
phos路​pho路​di路​es路​ter路​ase | \ 藢f盲s-(藢)f艒-d墨-藞e-st蓹-藢r膩s How to pronounce phosphodiesterase (audio) , -藢r膩z\

Definition of phosphodiesterase

: a phosphatase (as from snake venom) that acts on diesters (such as some nucleotides) to hydrolyze only one of the two ester groups

First Known Use of phosphodiesterase

1932, in the meaning defined above

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phosphodiesterase

noun
phos路​pho路​di路​es路​ter路​ase | \ -d墨-藞es-t蓹-藢r膩s, -藢r膩z How to pronounce phosphodiesterase (audio) \

Medical Definition of phosphodiesterase

: a phosphatase (as from snake venom) that acts on diesters (as some nucleotides) to hydrolyze only one of the two ester groups