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Definition of: invertase
(in·vûr′tās) noun Biochem.
An enzyme capable of splitting sucrose and related sugars into glucose and fructose, found in certain plants and the intestines of animals; specifically, a ferment which inverts cane sugar into fructose and glucose. Also in·ver′tin (-tin). [<INVERT + -ASE]
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