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ectopeptidase

ectopeptidase noun: synonym of endopeptidase.

Noun

ectopeptidase (plural ectopeptidases)

  1. Synonym of endopeptidase.
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    Synonyms:
    endopeptidase

Synonyms of ectopeptidase

Forms of ectopeptidase

pluralectopeptidases

Origin of ectopeptidase

From ecto- + peptidase.

Questions about ectopeptidase

What does ectopeptidase mean?
Ectopeptidase means synonym of endopeptidase.
What part of speech is ectopeptidase?
Ectopeptidase is a noun.
What is the plural of ectopeptidase?
The plural of ectopeptidase is ectopeptidases.

Words near ectopeptidase in the dictionary

  1. ectoparasitized
  2. ectoparasitoid
  3. ectoparasitoids
  4. ectoparasitoses
  5. ectoparasitosis
  6. ectopeptidase
  7. ectopeptidases
  8. ectoperitrophic
  9. ectophagous
  10. ectophallic
  11. ectophallus

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