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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A ferment which decomposes urea with the formation of ammonium carbonate. It occurs in various bacteria and has also been demonstrated in the mammalian liver.
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Lea and Miquel further proved that the hydrolysis is due to an enzyme -- urase -- separable with difficulty from the bacteria concerned.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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