mhetase means an enzyme which breaks down mono(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate into terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol by hydrolysis. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
Etymology
From MHET (“mono-2-hydroxyethyl terephthalate”) + -ase.
noun
- An enzyme which breaks down mono(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate into terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol by hydrolysis.“Holonym: Ideonella sakaiensis”