Meanings
nounsynaptase (countable and uncountable, plural synaptases)
plural synaptases
- countableuncountablechemistryEmulsin.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσυναπτός“joined together, continuous”
- Englishsynaptase
From Ancient Greek συναπτός (sunaptós, “joined together, continuous”) + -ase.
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synaptase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synaptase
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“synaptase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synaptase. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synaptase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synaptase.
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