Etymology

prunase

P3R1U1N1A1S1E1

Today it means: An enzyme that hydrolyzes prunasin into glucose and mandelonitrile. Full definition →

translingual Prunus
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  1. translingual · borrowed fromPrunus
  2. English todayprunase

From translingual Prunus + -ase.

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