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ceramidase

ceramidase noun: an enzyme that separates the two parts of ceramide.

Noun

ceramidase (plural ceramidases)

  1. An enzyme that separates the two parts of ceramide.

Forms of ceramidase

pluralceramidases

Origin of ceramidase

From ceramide + -ase.

Words formed from ceramidase

Questions about ceramidase

What does ceramidase mean?
Ceramidase means an enzyme that separates the two parts of ceramide.
What part of speech is ceramidase?
Ceramidase is a noun.
What is the plural of ceramidase?
The plural of ceramidase is ceramidases.

Words near ceramidase in the dictionary

  1. ceramicist
  2. ceramicists
  3. ceramics
  4. ceramicware
  5. ceramicwares
  6. ceramidase
  7. ceramidases
  8. ceramide
  9. ceramides
  10. ceramidium
  11. Ceramis

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