"keratinase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: keratinases [plural]
Etymology: keratin + -ase Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|keratin|ase}} keratin + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} keratinase (plural keratinases)
  1. (biochemistry) A proteolytic proteinase enzyme produced in the presence of keratin-containing substrate. Wikipedia link: keratinase Categories (topical): Enzymes

Inflected forms

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