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thermolysin

thermolysin noun: a thermostable neutral metalloproteinase enzyme produced by the gram-positive bacterium Bacillus thermoproteolyticus.

Noun

thermolysin (countable and uncountable, plural thermolysins)

  1. A thermostable neutral metalloproteinase enzyme produced by the gram-positive bacterium Bacillus thermoproteolyticus.

Forms of thermolysin

pluralthermolysins

Origin of thermolysin

From thermo- + lysin.

Questions about thermolysin

What does thermolysin mean?
Thermolysin means a thermostable neutral metalloproteinase enzyme produced by the gram-positive bacterium Bacillus thermoproteolyticus.
What part of speech is thermolysin?
Thermolysin is a noun.
What is the plural of thermolysin?
The plural of thermolysin is thermolysins.

Words near thermolysin in the dictionary

  1. thermolysate
  2. thermolysates
  3. thermolyse
  4. thermolysed
  5. thermolyses
  6. thermolysin
  7. thermolysing
  8. thermolysins
  9. thermolysis
  10. thermolytic
  11. thermolyze

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