aminopolypeptidase

noun

ami·​no·​pol·​y·​pep·​ti·​dase

plural -s

: an aminopeptidase that acts on polypeptides

Word History

Etymology

amin- + polypeptide + -ase

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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