thermolysin

T1H4E1R1M3O1L1Y4S1I1N1

noun

A thermostable neutral metalloproteinase enzyme produced by the gram-positive bacterium Bacillus thermoproteolyticus.

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Meanings

nounthermolysin (countable and uncountable, plural thermolysins)

plural thermolysins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA thermostable neutral metalloproteinase enzyme produced by the gram-positive bacterium Bacillus thermoproteolyticus.

Origin

From thermo- + lysin.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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