ATPase

ATPase [ey-tee-pee-eys, -eyz] Word Origin noun Biochemistry.

1. adenosine triphosphatase: any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ATP to ADP and phosphate.

Origin of ATPase First recorded in 1945–50; ATP + -ase British Dictionary definitions for atpase ATPase noun

1. adenosine triphosphatase; an enzyme that converts ATP to ADP

atpase in Medicine ATPase [ā′tē-pē′ās, -āz] n.

1. Adenosine triphosphatase; an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ATP.