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vasopressinase

vasopressinase noun: an aminopeptidase enzyme that cleaves vasopressin, oxytocin, and other peptide hormones.

Noun

vasopressinase (uncountable)

  1. An aminopeptidase enzyme that cleaves vasopressin, oxytocin, and other peptide hormones.

Origin of vasopressinase

From vasopressin + -ase.

Questions about vasopressinase

What does vasopressinase mean?
Vasopressinase means an aminopeptidase enzyme that cleaves vasopressin, oxytocin, and other peptide hormones.
What part of speech is vasopressinase?
Vasopressinase is a noun.

Words near vasopressinase in the dictionary

  1. vasoplegia
  2. vasoplegias
  3. vasoplegic
  4. vasoplegics
  5. vasopressin
  6. vasopressinase
  7. vasopressinergic
  8. vasopressins
  9. vasopression
  10. vasopressive
  11. vasopressor

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