"chitinase" meaning in All languages combined

See chitinase on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: chitinases [plural]
Etymology: From chitin + -ase. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chitin|ase}} chitin + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} chitinase (plural chitinases)
  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyzes chitin. Wikipedia link: chitinase Categories (topical): Enzymes Derived forms: endochitinase, exochitinase, prochitinase

Inflected forms

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