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gelatinase

gelatinase noun: any of several proteolytic enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of gelatin.

Noun

gelatinase (plural gelatinases)

  1. Any of several proteolytic enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of gelatin.

Forms of gelatinase

pluralgelatinases

Origin of gelatinase

From gelatin + -ase.

Words formed from gelatinase

Questions about gelatinase

What does gelatinase mean?
Gelatinase means any of several proteolytic enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of gelatin.
What part of speech is gelatinase?
Gelatinase is a noun.
What is the plural of gelatinase?
The plural of gelatinase is gelatinases.

Words near gelatinase in the dictionary

  1. gelatification
  2. gelatigenous
  3. gelatin
  4. gelatin salad
  5. gelatin salads
  6. gelatinase
  7. gelatinases
  8. gelatinate
  9. gelatinated
  10. gelatinates
  11. gelatinating

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