Usually means: Enzyme that breaks down proteins.
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  1. proteinase: Merriam-Webster
  2. proteinase: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. proteinase: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. proteinase: Collins English Dictionary
  5. proteinase: Vocabulary.com
  6. proteinase: Wordnik
  7. proteinase: Wiktionary
  8. proteinase: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. proteinase: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. proteinase: Dictionary.com
  11. Proteinase: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  13. proteinase: FreeDictionary.org
  14. proteinase: Mnemonic Dictionary
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  1. proteinase: Encyclopedia

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  1. proteinase: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
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  4. proteinase: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (proteinase)

▸ noun:  (biochemistry) protease

Similar:
protease, peptidase, proteolytic enzyme, propeptidase, proprotease, metalloprotease, autoprotease, exoprotease, glycoprotease, endoprotease, more...

Opposite:
antiproteinase, inhibitor

Types:
trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase, pepsin, proteinase K, cathepsin, more...

Phrases:
alpha1 proteinase inhibitor, proteinase resistant protein, proteinase resistant protein (prp), serine proteinase inhibitors, Proteinase K, more...

Adjectives:
neutral, like, streptococcal, extracellular, alkaline, aspartic, activated, specific, acid, human, major

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Similar:
protease, peptidase, proteolytic enzyme, propeptidase, proprotease, metalloprotease, autoprotease, exoprotease, glycoprotease, endoprotease, more...

Opposite:
antiproteinase, inhibitor

Types:
trypsin, chymotrypsin, elastase, pepsin, proteinase K, cathepsin, more...

Phrases:
alpha1 proteinase inhibitor, proteinase resistant protein, proteinase resistant protein (prp), serine proteinase inhibitors, Proteinase K, more...

Adjectives:
neutral, like, streptococcal, extracellular, alkaline, aspartic, activated, specific, acid, human, major



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