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dipeptidase

dipeptidase noun: any of a class of enzymes that hydrolyze dipeptides in the small intestine.

Noun

dipeptidase (plural dipeptidases)

  1. Any of a class of enzymes that hydrolyze dipeptides in the small intestine.

Forms of dipeptidase

pluraldipeptidases

Origin of dipeptidase

From dipeptide + -ase.

Words formed from dipeptidase

Questions about dipeptidase

What does dipeptidase mean?
Dipeptidase means any of a class of enzymes that hydrolyze dipeptides in the small intestine.
What part of speech is dipeptidase?
Dipeptidase is a noun.
What is the plural of dipeptidase?
The plural of dipeptidase is dipeptidases.

Words near dipeptidase in the dictionary

  1. DipEd
  2. DipEds
  3. dipegene
  4. dipentadecanoyl
  5. dipentyl
  6. dipeptidase
  7. dipeptidases
  8. dipeptide
  9. dipeptides
  10. dipeptidic
  11. dipeptidyl

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