tomatinase

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noun

An enzyme that can degrade tomatine, found in some microbes.

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Meanings

nountomatinase (countable and uncountable, plural tomatinases)

plural tomatinases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme that can degrade tomatine, found in some microbes.

Origin

From tomatine + -ase.

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APA

tomatinase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomatinase

MLA

“tomatinase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomatinase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tomatinase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomatinase.

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