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neuropeptidase

neuropeptidase noun: a peptidase that breaks down neuropeptides.

Noun

neuropeptidase (plural neuropeptidases)

  1. A peptidase that breaks down neuropeptides

Forms of neuropeptidase

pluralneuropeptidases

Origin of neuropeptidase

From neuro- + peptidase.

Questions about neuropeptidase

What does neuropeptidase mean?
Neuropeptidase means a peptidase that breaks down neuropeptides.
What part of speech is neuropeptidase?
Neuropeptidase is a noun.
What is the plural of neuropeptidase?
The plural of neuropeptidase is neuropeptidases.

Words near neuropeptidase in the dictionary

  1. neuropediatrician
  2. neuropediatricians
  3. neuropediatrics
  4. neuropediatrist
  5. neuropediatrists
  6. neuropeptidase
  7. neuropeptidases
  8. neuropeptide
  9. neuropeptidergic
  10. neuropeptides
  11. neuropeptidome

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