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aggrecanase

aggrecanase noun: any of a group of proteolytic enzymes that act on aggrecans.

Noun

aggrecanase (plural aggrecanases)

  1. Any of a group of proteolytic enzymes that act on aggrecans

Forms of aggrecanase

pluralaggrecanases

Origin of aggrecanase

From aggrecan + -ase.

Questions about aggrecanase

What does aggrecanase mean?
Aggrecanase means any of a group of proteolytic enzymes that act on aggrecans.
What part of speech is aggrecanase?
Aggrecanase is a noun.
What is the plural of aggrecanase?
The plural of aggrecanase is aggrecanases.

Words near aggrecanase in the dictionary

  1. aggravative
  2. aggravatives
  3. aggravator
  4. aggravators
  5. aggrecan
  6. aggrecanase
  7. aggrecanases
  8. aggrecanolysis
  9. aggrecanopathies
  10. aggrecanopathy
  11. aggrecans

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