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metacaspase

metacaspase noun: any of a class of arginine/lysine-specific enzymes related to the caspases and paracaspases, and found in plants, fungi, and protists.

Noun

metacaspase (plural metacaspases)

  1. Any of a class of arginine/lysine-specific enzymes related to the caspases and paracaspases, and found in plants, fungi, and protists.

Forms of metacaspase

pluralmetacaspases

Origin of metacaspase

From meta- + caspase.

Questions about metacaspase

What does metacaspase mean?
Metacaspase means any of a class of arginine/lysine-specific enzymes related to the caspases and paracaspases, and found in plants, fungi, and protists.
What part of speech is metacaspase?
Metacaspase is a noun.
What is the plural of metacaspase?
The plural of metacaspase is metacaspases.

Words near metacaspase in the dictionary

  1. metacarpi
  2. metacarpo-
  3. metacarpophalangeal
  4. metacarpophangeal
  5. metacarpus
  6. metacaspase
  7. metacaspases
  8. metacell
  9. metacells
  10. metacellulose
  11. metacenter

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