echidnase

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noun

An enzyme, found in the venom of some vipers, that acts as a fibrinogen-clotting agent (a thrombin-like enzyme).

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Meanings

nounechidnase (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn enzyme, found in the venom of some vipers, that acts as a fibrinogen-clotting agent (a thrombin-like enzyme).

Origin

From Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna, “snake, viper”) + -ase.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Echinades
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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