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pectinase

pectinase noun: any protease that break down pectin.

Noun

pectinase (plural pectinases)

  1. Any protease that break down pectin.

Forms of pectinase

pluralpectinases

Origin of pectinase

From pectin + -ase.

Words formed from pectinase

Questions about pectinase

What does pectinase mean?
Pectinase means any protease that break down pectin.
What part of speech is pectinase?
Pectinase is a noun.
What is the plural of pectinase?
The plural of pectinase is pectinases.

Words near pectinase in the dictionary

  1. pectinaceous
  2. pectinal
  3. pectinals
  4. pectinariid
  5. pectinariids
  6. pectinase
  7. pectinases
  8. pectinate
  9. pectinate line
  10. pectinate lines
  11. pectinated

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