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chondrotinase

chondrotinase is the misspelling of chondroitinase.

Meaning of chondroitinase

Noun

chondroitinase (plural chondroitinases)

  1. Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans.
    • Animals that were given the treatment produced an enzyme called chondroitinase which breaks down scar tissue and allows the broken nerves to reconnect with each other.2018 June 14, Ian Sample, The Guardian

Questions about chondrotinase

What is chondrotinase the misspelling of?
Chondrotinase is the misspelling of chondroitinase.

Words near chondrotinase in the dictionary

  1. chondrostom
  2. chondrostome
  3. chondrostomes
  4. chondrostoms
  5. chondrotin
  6. chondrotinase
  7. chondrotome
  8. chondrotomes
  9. chondrotomies
  10. chondrotomy
  11. chondrotoxic

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