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heparinase

heparinase noun: any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolytic cleavage of heparins.

Noun

heparinase (plural heparinases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolytic cleavage of heparins
    Synonyms:
    heparin lyase

Synonyms of heparinase

  • heparin lyase

Forms of heparinase

pluralheparinases

Origin of heparinase

From heparin + -ase.

Questions about heparinase

What does heparinase mean?
Heparinase means any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolytic cleavage of heparins.
What part of speech is heparinase?
Heparinase is a noun.
What is the plural of heparinase?
The plural of heparinase is heparinases.

Words near heparinase in the dictionary

  1. heparanase
  2. heparanases
  3. heparanization
  4. heparans
  5. heparin
  6. heparinase
  7. heparinases
  8. heparinate
  9. heparinated
  10. heparinates
  11. heparine

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