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insulinase

insulinase noun: any enzyme that inactivates insulin.

Noun

insulinase (plural insulinases)

  1. Any enzyme that inactivates insulin

Forms of insulinase

pluralinsulinases

Origin of insulinase

From insulin + -ase.

Questions about insulinase

What does insulinase mean?
Insulinase means any enzyme that inactivates insulin.
What part of speech is insulinase?
Insulinase is a noun.
What is the plural of insulinase?
The plural of insulinase is insulinases.

Words near insulinase in the dictionary

  1. insulin resistance
  2. insulin shock therapies
  3. insulin shock therapy
  4. insulinaemia
  5. insulinaemic
  6. insulinase
  7. insulinases
  8. insulinemia
  9. insulinemias
  10. insulinemic
  11. insulinergic

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