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caseinase

caseinase noun: an enzyme produced by the human body to help break down milk.

Noun

caseinase (countable and uncountable, plural caseinases)

  1. An enzyme produced by the human body to help break down milk.

Forms of caseinase

pluralcaseinases

Origin of caseinase

From casein + -ase.

Questions about caseinase

What does caseinase mean?
Caseinase means an enzyme produced by the human body to help break down milk.
What part of speech is caseinase?
Caseinase is a noun.
What is the plural of caseinase?
The plural of caseinase is caseinases.

Words near caseinase in the dictionary

  1. caseid
  2. caseids
  3. caseification
  4. caseifications
  5. casein
  6. caseinase
  7. caseinases
  8. caseinate
  9. caseinates
  10. caseine
  11. caseinogen

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