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elastase

Pronunciation: /ɪˈlasteɪz/

Definition of elastase

noun

[mass noun] Biochemistry

a pancreatic enzyme which digests elastin.

Origin:

1940s: from elastic + -ase

elastase in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of elastase in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

elapse
elasipod
elasmobranch
elasmosaur
elastane
elastase
elastic
elastic band
elastic fibre
elastic limit
elastic modulus

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epithalamium

/ ˌɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm

noun

a song or poem celebrating a marriage …

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