histozyme

noun

his·​to·​zyme

ˈhistəˌzīm

: an enzyme widely distributed in mammalian tissues that is capable of splitting acyl groups from hippuric acid and other acylated amino acids or from peptides

called also hippuricase

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary hist- + -zyme

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