elastase

[ ih-las-teys, -taz ]

/ ɪˈlæs teɪs, -tæz /

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noun Biochemistry.

a pancreatic protease that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin and other related proteins to polypeptides and amino acids.

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Origin of elastase

First recorded in 1945–50; elast(in) + -ase

Words nearby elastase

E.L.A.S., elasmobranch, elasmosaur, elastance, elastane, elastase, elastic, elasticate, elastic band, elastic clause, elastic collision

British Dictionary definitions for elastase

elastase

/ (ɪˈlæsteɪs) /

noun

an enzyme that digests elastin

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