Etymology

katsuwokinase

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Today it means: A particular fibrinolytic enzyme. Full definition →

Japanese 鰹
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The story

  1. Japanese · derived from鰹“skipjack tuna”
  2. English todaykatsuwokinase

From Japanese 鰹 (katsuo,historical katsuwo, “skipjack tuna”) + kinase.

Words from the same roots

Japanese鰹 all →

katsuo

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.