ELASTASE

Meaning of ELASTASE in English

ə̇ˈlaˌstās, ēˈ-, -āz noun

( -s )

Etymology: elast in + -ase

: an enzyme that decomposes elastin and collagen and has been obtained in crystalline form from the pancreas

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

ELASTASE — noun Etymology: elastin + -ase Date: 1949 an enzyme especially of pancreatic juice that digests elastin
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ELASTASE — /i las"tays, -taz/ , n. Biochem. a pancreatic protease that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin and other related proteins to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELASTASE — noun Etymology: elast in + -ase Date: 1949 : an enzyme especially of pancreatic juice that digests elastin
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELASTASE — [elas.tase] n [elastin + -ase] (1949): an enzyme esp. of pancreatic juice that digests elastin
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ELASTASE — n. Pronunciation: i- ' las- ˌ t ā s, - ˌ t ā z Function: noun Etymology: elast in + …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN — ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ¦wən¦ ̷ ̷ (ˌ) ̷ ̷ ˌ noun Etymology: alpha (II) + anti- (I) + trypsin : a trypsin-inhibiting serum protein which …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROTEOLYTIC ENZYME — also called Proteinase, any of a group of enzymes that break the long chainlike molecules of proteins into shorter fragments …
Britannica English vocabulary

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