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nattokinase

nattokinase noun: a serine protease of the subtilisin family, extracted from natto.

Noun

nattokinase (uncountable)

  1. A serine protease of the subtilisin family, extracted from natto.

Origin of nattokinase

From Japanese 納豆菌 (nattōkin, “nattō-bacteria”) + -ase. (It is not a kinase.)

Questions about nattokinase

What does nattokinase mean?
Nattokinase means a serine protease of the subtilisin family, extracted from natto.
What part of speech is nattokinase?
Nattokinase is a noun.

Words near nattokinase in the dictionary

  1. nattiest
  2. nattily
  3. nattiness
  4. natting
  5. natto
  6. nattokinase
  7. Natton
  8. Nattress
  9. Natts
  10. nattuvan
  11. nattuvangam

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