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subtilisin

subtilisin noun: a protease produced by soil bacteria of the genus Bacillus.

Noun

subtilisin (countable and uncountable, plural subtilisins)

  1. A protease produced by soil bacteria of the genus Bacillus.

Synonyms of subtilisin

Forms of subtilisin

pluralsubtilisins

Questions about subtilisin

What does subtilisin mean?
Subtilisin means a protease produced by soil bacteria of the genus Bacillus.
What part of speech is subtilisin?
Subtilisin is a noun.
What is the plural of subtilisin?
The plural of subtilisin is subtilisins.

Words near subtilisin in the dictionary

  1. subtilisation
  2. subtilisations
  3. subtilise
  4. subtilised
  5. subtilises
  6. subtilisin
  7. subtilising
  8. subtilisins
  9. subtilism
  10. subtilisms
  11. subtilist

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