nucleotidase

noun

nu·​cle·​o·​tid·​ase ˌnü-klē-ə-ˈtī-ˌdās 

ˌnyü-,

-ˌdāz

: a phosphatase that promotes hydrolysis of a nucleotide (as into a nucleoside and phosphoric acid)

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

nucleotidase

noun

nu·​cle·​o·​tid·​ase ˌn(y)ü-klē-ə-ˈtīd-ˌās, -ˌāz 

: a phosphatase that promotes hydrolysis of a nucleotide (as into a nucleoside and phosphoric acid)