Elastase

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An endopeptidase enzyme involved in the breakdown of elastin. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin wordnet

Etymology

From elastin + -ase.

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