"histaminase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: histaminases [plural]
Etymology: histamine + -ase Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|histamine|ase}} histamine + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} histaminase (plural histaminases)
  1. (biochemistry) A widely occurring flavoprotein enzyme that oxidizes histamine and various diamines. Categories (topical): Enzymes

Inflected forms

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