Home › Words › A › amidohydrolaseamidohydrolaseamidohydrolase means any of a class of hydrolases that act upon amide bonds.EtymologyFrom amido- + hydrolase.nounAny of a class of hydrolases that act upon amide bondsDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.amidase 84% match — Any amidohydrolase vs amidohydrolase →amidinohydrolase 82% match — Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an amidine vs amidohydrolase →amidohydrolysis 80% match — The hydrolysis of an amide vs amidohydrolase →acetamidase 78% match — Any amidase that acts on an acetamide unit vs amidohydrolase →aminohydrolase 73% match — A hydrolase enzyme that acts upon an amino group. vs amidohydrolase →amidolytic 72% match — Relating to the cleavage of amide groups (or, more specifically, of peptide bonds) vs amidohydrolase →amidolysis 71% match — The cleavage of amide groups (especially of peptide bonds) vs amidohydrolase →acylhydrolase 71% match — Any acyl hydrolase vs amidohydrolase →