cocarboxylase

noun

co·​car·​box·​yl·​ase ˌkō-kär-ˈbäk-sə-ˌlās 

-ˌlāz

: a coenzyme C₁₂H₁₉ClN₄O₇P₂S·H₂O that is a pyrophosphate of thiamine and is important in metabolic reactions (such as decarboxylation in the Krebs cycle)

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

cocarboxylase

noun

co·​car·​box·​yl·​ase ˌkō-kär-ˈbäk-sə-ˌlās, -ˌlāz 

: a coenzyme C₁₂H₁₉ClN₄O₇P₂S·H₂O that is important in metabolic reactions (as decarboxylation in the Krebs cycle)

called also thiamine pyrophosphate