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antiprotease

antiprotease noun: anything that inhibits the action of a protease.

Noun

antiprotease (plural antiproteases)

  1. Anything that inhibits the action of a protease
    Synonyms:
    antiproteinase

Synonyms of antiprotease

Forms of antiprotease

pluralantiproteases

Origin of antiprotease

From anti- + protease.

Questions about antiprotease

What does antiprotease mean?
Antiprotease means anything that inhibits the action of a protease.
What part of speech is antiprotease?
Antiprotease is a noun.
What is the plural of antiprotease?
The plural of antiprotease is antiproteases.

Words near antiprotease in the dictionary

  1. antiprostaglandin
  2. antiprostaglandins
  3. antiprostate
  4. antiprostitute
  5. antiprostitution
  6. antiprotease
  7. antiproteases
  8. antiprotection
  9. antiprotectionism
  10. antiprotectionist
  11. antiprotectionists

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