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preprotease

preprotease noun: a precursor of a protease.

Noun

preprotease (plural preproteases)

  1. A precursor of a protease

Forms of preprotease

pluralpreproteases

Origin of preprotease

From pre- + protease.

Questions about preprotease

What does preprotease mean?
Preprotease means a precursor of a protease.
What part of speech is preprotease?
Preprotease is a noun.
What is the plural of preprotease?
The plural of preprotease is preproteases.

Words near preprotease in the dictionary

  1. preprosomatostatin
  2. preprostatic
  3. preprosthetic
  4. preprotachykinin
  5. preprotachykinins
  6. preprotease
  7. preproteases
  8. preprotein
  9. preproteins
  10. preprothrombin
  11. preprothyrotropin

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