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arginase

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[ahr-juh-neys, -neyz] / ˈɑr dʒəˌneɪs, -ˌneɪz /

noun

Biochemistry.

a liver enzyme that converts arginine to urea.

Etymology

Origin of arginase

1900–05; < German Arginase; see arginine, -ase

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