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keratinase

keratinase noun: a proteolytic proteinase enzyme produced in the presence of keratin-containing substrate.

Noun

keratinase (plural keratinases)

  1. A proteolytic proteinase enzyme produced in the presence of keratin-containing substrate.

Forms of keratinase

pluralkeratinases

Origin of keratinase

From keratin + -ase.

Questions about keratinase

What does keratinase mean?
Keratinase means a proteolytic proteinase enzyme produced in the presence of keratin-containing substrate.
What part of speech is keratinase?
Keratinase is a noun.
What is the plural of keratinase?
The plural of keratinase is keratinases.

Words near keratinase in the dictionary

  1. keratiasis
  2. keratic
  3. keratin
  4. keratinaceous
  5. keratinacious
  6. keratinase
  7. keratinases
  8. keratineous
  9. keratinic
  10. keratinisation
  11. keratinisations

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