"ligninase" meaning in All languages combined

See ligninase on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ligninases [plural]
Etymology: From lignin + -ase. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lignin|ase}} lignin + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} ligninase (plural ligninases)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of various enzymes that break down lignin Wikipedia link: ligninase Translations (enzyme): ligninasi [feminine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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