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elastinase

elastinase noun: an enzyme that hydrolyses elastin.

Noun

elastinase (plural elastinases)

  1. An enzyme that hydrolyses elastin

Forms of elastinase

pluralelastinases

Origin of elastinase

From elastin + -ase.

Questions about elastinase

What does elastinase mean?
Elastinase means an enzyme that hydrolyses elastin.
What part of speech is elastinase?
Elastinase is a noun.
What is the plural of elastinase?
The plural of elastinase is elastinases.

Words near elastinase in the dictionary

  1. elasticotactic
  2. elasticotaxis
  3. elasticoviscous
  4. elastics
  5. elastin
  6. elastinase
  7. elastinases
  8. elastinogenesis
  9. elastinolysis
  10. elastinolytic
  11. elastinopathies

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