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crotalase

crotalase noun: a snake venom enzyme that clots fibrinogen.

Noun

crotalase (uncountable)

  1. A snake venom enzyme that clots fibrinogen.

Origin of crotalase

From Crotal(us adamanteus) + -ase.

Questions about crotalase

What does crotalase mean?
Crotalase means a snake venom enzyme that clots fibrinogen.
What part of speech is crotalase?
Crotalase is a noun.

Words near crotalase in the dictionary

  1. crotalaria moth
  2. crotalaria moths
  3. crotalaria pod borer
  4. crotalaria pod borers
  5. crotalarias
  6. crotalase
  7. crotale
  8. crotales
  9. crotalic
  10. crotalid
  11. crotalids

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