elastinase

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noun

An enzyme that hydrolyses elastin

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Meanings

nounelastinase (plural elastinases)

plural elastinases

  1. biochemistryAn enzyme that hydrolyses elastin

Origin

From elastin + -ase.

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APA

elastinase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elastinase

MLA

“elastinase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elastinase. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elastinase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elastinase.

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