Neuraminidase Definition

no͝orə-mĭnĭ-dās, -dāz, nyo͝or-
noun
A hydrolytic enzyme that removes sialic acid from mucoproteins and is found chiefly in microorganisms of the respiratory and intestinal tracts.
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Other Word Forms of Neuraminidase

Noun

Singular:
neuraminidase
Plural:
neuraminidases

Origin of Neuraminidase

  • neuramin(ic acid) (neur(o)–) (amin(e)) –id(e) –ase

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • -ase

    From Wiktionary

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