Etymology

nylonase

N1Y4L1O1N1A1S1E1

Today it means: A type of enzyme capable of digesting nylon molecules. Full definition →

English diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
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  1. Englishnylon
  2. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  3. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  4. Englishdiastase
  5. English todaynylonase

From nylon + -ase.

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