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Noun: invertase  in'vur,teys or in'vur,teyz
  1. An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose
    "Invertase is used in the food industry to produce inverted sugar syrup";
    - saccharase, sucrase

Derived forms: invertases

Type of: disaccharidase

Encyclopedia: Invertase