Pronunciation: -an- ' h ī - ˌ dr ā s, - ˌ dr ā z
Function: noun
Etymology: anhydr ous + -ase; from its promotion of dehydration
Date: 1932
: a zinc-containing enzyme that occurs in living tissues (as red blood cells) and aids carbon-dioxide transport from the tissues and its release from the blood in the lungs by catalyzing the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide to carbonic acid