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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
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British Dictionary definitions for elastase

elastase
/ (ɪˈlæsteɪs) /

noun
an enzyme that digests elastin
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