n.
Pronunciation: ˌ nu ̇ r- ə - ' mi-n ə - ˌ d ā s, ˌ nyu ̇ r-, - ˌ d ā z
Function: noun
Etymology: neuramin ic acid, an amino acid + -ide + -ase
Date: 1957
: a hydrolytic enzyme that occurs on the surface of the pneumococcus, influenza-causing viruses, and some paramyxoviruses as an antigen and that splits mucoproteins by breaking a glucoside link