Definitions for elastase

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elastase e·las·tase

Spelling: [ih-las-teys, -taz]

IPA: /ɪˈlæs teɪs, -tæz/

Elastase is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 209 anagrams from letters in elastase (aaeelsst).

Definitions for elastase

noun

1. a pancreatic protease that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin and other related proteins to polypeptides and amino acids.

Origin of elastase

First recorded in 1945-50; elast(in) + -ase