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elastase

elastase noun: an endopeptidase enzyme involved in the breakdown of elastin.

Noun

elastase (countable and uncountable, plural elastases)

  1. An endopeptidase enzyme involved in the breakdown of elastin.

Forms of elastase

pluralelastases

Origin of elastase

From elastin + -ase.

Words formed from elastase

Questions about elastase

What does elastase mean?
Elastase means an endopeptidase enzyme involved in the breakdown of elastin.
What part of speech is elastase?
Elastase is a noun.
What is the plural of elastase?
The plural of elastase is elastases.

Words near elastase in the dictionary

  1. elassomatiform
  2. elassomatiforms
  3. elastance
  4. elastances
  5. elastane
  6. elastase
  7. elastases
  8. elasthane
  9. elastic
  10. elastic band
  11. elastic bands

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