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rhizopepsin

rhizopepsin noun: a proteinase present in Rosa chinensis.

Noun

rhizopepsin (uncountable)

  1. A proteinase present in Rosa chinensis

Origin of rhizopepsin

From rhizo- + pepsin.

Questions about rhizopepsin

What does rhizopepsin mean?
Rhizopepsin means a proteinase present in Rosa chinensis.
What part of speech is rhizopepsin?
Rhizopepsin is a noun.

Words near rhizopepsin in the dictionary

  1. rhizomorphs
  2. rhizomyid
  3. rhizomyids
  4. rhizopathies
  5. rhizopathy
  6. rhizopepsin
  7. rhizophagous
  8. rhizophagy
  9. rhizophilic
  10. rhizophilous
  11. rhizophoraceous

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