cutinase

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noun

cutin hydrolase, an enzyme that hydrolyzes cutin

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Meanings

nouncutinase (plural cutinases)

plural cutinases

  1. biochemistrycutin hydrolase, an enzyme that hydrolyzes cutin

Origin

From cutin + -ase.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Anicetus
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APA

cutinase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutinase

MLA

“cutinase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutinase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cutinase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutinase.

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