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thermitase

thermitase noun: a peptidase enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins.

Noun

thermitase (uncountable)

  1. A peptidase enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins.

Origin of thermitase

Obtained from Thermoactinomyces vulgaris. See -ase.

Questions about thermitase

What does thermitase mean?
Thermitase means a peptidase enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins.
What part of speech is thermitase?
Thermitase is a noun.

Words near thermitase in the dictionary

  1. thermister
  2. thermisters
  3. thermistor
  4. thermistors
  5. thermit
  6. thermitase
  7. thermite
  8. thermite reaction
  9. thermite reactions
  10. thermites
  11. thermization

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