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prunase

prunase noun: an enzyme that hydrolyzes prunasin into glucose and mandelonitrile.

Noun

prunase (uncountable)

  1. An enzyme that hydrolyzes prunasin into glucose and mandelonitrile.

Origin of prunase

From translingual Prunus + -ase.

Questions about prunase

What does prunase mean?
Prunase means an enzyme that hydrolyzes prunasin into glucose and mandelonitrile.
What part of speech is prunase?
Prunase is a noun.

Words near prunase in the dictionary

  1. prulaurasin
  2. prulifloxacin
  3. prunable
  4. prunaceous
  5. prunacetin A
  6. prunase
  7. prunasin
  8. Prundeni
  9. prune
  10. prune belly syndrome
  11. prune plum

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