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melanoproteinase

melanoproteinase noun: any proteinase that acts on a melanoprotein.

Noun

melanoproteinase (plural melanoproteinases)

  1. Any proteinase that acts on a melanoprotein

Forms of melanoproteinase

pluralmelanoproteinases

Origin of melanoproteinase

From melano- + proteinase.

Questions about melanoproteinase

What does melanoproteinase mean?
Melanoproteinase means any proteinase that acts on a melanoprotein.
What part of speech is melanoproteinase?
Melanoproteinase is a noun.
What is the plural of melanoproteinase?
The plural of melanoproteinase is melanoproteinases.

Words near melanoproteinase in the dictionary

  1. melanopic
  2. melanopline
  3. melanoplines
  4. melanopore
  5. melanoprotein
  6. melanoproteinase
  7. melanoproteinases
  8. melanoproteins
  9. melanopsid
  10. melanopsids
  11. melanopsin

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