meaning of aromatase
aÂ·roÂ·maÂ·tase. (É-rÅâ²mÉ-tÄzâ², -tÄzâ²) n. A key enzyme in the biosynthesis of steroids, especially in the conversion of androgens to estrogens. [aromat(ic) (because the enzyme increases the number of aromatic carbon rings in the molecular structure of the compounds upon which it acts) + -ase.] aromatase. (ÉËrÉÊmÉËteÉªz)