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metzincin

metzincin noun: any of a family of protease enzymes with a zinc ion in their active sites.

Noun

metzincin (plural metzincins)

  1. Any of a family of protease enzymes with a zinc ion in their active sites.

Forms of metzincin

pluralmetzincins

Questions about metzincin

What does metzincin mean?
Metzincin means any of a family of protease enzymes with a zinc ion in their active sites.
What part of speech is metzincin?
Metzincin is a noun.
What is the plural of metzincin?
The plural of metzincin is metzincins.

Words near metzincin in the dictionary

  1. Metzgar
  2. Metzgars
  3. Metzger
  4. Metzian
  5. Metzians
  6. metzincin
  7. metzincins
  8. Metzinger
  9. Metzingers
  10. metzitza
  11. metzizah b'peh

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