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secretase

secretase noun: an enzyme that "snips" pieces off a longer protein that is embedded in the cell membrane.

Noun

secretase (plural secretases)

  1. An enzyme that "snips" pieces off a longer protein that is embedded in the cell membrane.

Forms of secretase

pluralsecretases

Origin of secretase

From secrete + -ase.

Questions about secretase

What does secretase mean?
Secretase means an enzyme that "snips" pieces off a longer protein that is embedded in the cell membrane.
What part of speech is secretase?
Secretase is a noun.
What is the plural of secretase?
The plural of secretase is secretases.

Words near secretase in the dictionary

  1. secretarying
  2. secretaryless
  3. secretarylike
  4. secretaryship
  5. secretaryships
  6. secretase
  7. secretases
  8. secrete
  9. secreted
  10. secreter
  11. secreters

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