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metalloelastase

metalloelastase noun: an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of soluble and insoluble elastin.

Noun

metalloelastase (countable and uncountable, plural metalloelastases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of soluble and insoluble elastin.

Forms of metalloelastase

pluralmetalloelastases

Origin of metalloelastase

From metallo- + elastase.

Questions about metalloelastase

What does metalloelastase mean?
Metalloelastase means an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of soluble and insoluble elastin.
What part of speech is metalloelastase?
Metalloelastase is a noun.
What is the plural of metalloelastase?
The plural of metalloelastase is metalloelastases.

Words near metalloelastase in the dictionary

  1. metallocycle
  2. metallocycles
  3. metallodielectric
  4. metallodrug
  5. metallodrugs
  6. metalloelastase
  7. metalloelastases
  8. metalloenamine
  9. metalloenamines
  10. metalloendopeptidase
  11. metalloendopeptidases

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