allantoinase

noun

al·​lan·​to·​in·​ase

-ˌnās

plural -s

: an enzyme occurring especially in animals other than mammals that hydrolyzes allantoin

Word History

Etymology

allantoin + -ase

First Known Use

circa 1926, in the meaning defined above

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