n :  an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a glucosyl group : esp  :  one implicated in the formation of dental plaque that catalyzes the formation of glucans - called also transglucosylase  .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  gly·co·syl·trans·fer·ase 
 
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