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enkephalinase

enkephalinase noun: any of a class of enzymes that degrade endogenous enkephalin opioid peptides.

Noun

enkephalinase (plural enkephalinases)

  1. Any of a class of enzymes that degrade endogenous enkephalin opioid peptides.

Forms of enkephalinase

pluralenkephalinases

Origin of enkephalinase

From enkephalin + -ase.

Questions about enkephalinase

What does enkephalinase mean?
Enkephalinase means any of a class of enzymes that degrade endogenous enkephalin opioid peptides.
What part of speech is enkephalinase?
Enkephalinase is a noun.
What is the plural of enkephalinase?
The plural of enkephalinase is enkephalinases.

Words near enkephalinase in the dictionary

  1. enkennel
  2. enkenneled
  3. enkennelled
  4. enkennels
  5. enkephalin
  6. enkephalinase
  7. enkephalinases
  8. enkephaline
  9. enkephalinergic
  10. enkephalines
  11. enkephalins

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