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coagulase

coagulase noun: any enzyme that induces coagulation.

Noun

coagulase (countable and uncountable, plural coagulases)

  1. Any enzyme that induces coagulation.
  2. Specifically, the enzyme produced by various Staphylococcus species that converts fibrinogen to fibrin.

Forms of coagulase

pluralcoagulases

Origin of coagulase

Blend of coagulation + -ase.

Questions about coagulase

What does coagulase mean?
Coagulase means any enzyme that induces coagulation.
What part of speech is coagulase?
Coagulase is a noun.
What is the plural of coagulase?
The plural of coagulase is coagulases.

Words near coagulase in the dictionary

  1. coagulabilities
  2. coagulability
  3. coagulable
  4. coagulant
  5. coagulants
  6. coagulase
  7. coagulases
  8. coagulate
  9. coagulated
  10. coagulates
  11. coagulating

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