ə̇nˈvərd.ˌās, ˈinˌv-, -āz noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary invert (I) + -ase; probably originally formed in French
: an enzyme found in many microorganisms and plants and in animal intestines that is capable of effecting the inversion of sucrose and that is usually prepared from yeast as a white powder — called also sucrase