Meanings
nounneuraminidase (countable and uncountable, plural neuraminidases)
plural neuraminidases
- countableuncountablebiochemistryAn antigenic enzyme, found on the surfaces of viruses, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal acylneuraminic residues from oligosaccharides, glycoproteins, and glycolipids.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
- Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
- Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
- Englishneuro-
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Englishamine
- Englishneuraminic
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
- Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
- Englishdiastase
- Englishneuraminidase
From neuraminic + -ide + -ase.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Hungarian neuraminidáz
- neuraminidázantigenic enzyme
Cite this entry
APA
neuraminidase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuraminidase
MLA
“neuraminidase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuraminidase. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neuraminidase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuraminidase.
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