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From urea + -ase.
- IPA(key): /ˈjʊəɹɪeɪz/, /ˈjʊəɹɪeɪs/, /jʊˈɹiːeɪz/, /jʊˈɹiːeɪs/
urease (countable and uncountable, plural ureases)
- (chemistry) the enzyme, found in soil bacteria and some plants, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide
