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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

e•las•tase n. [Biochem.]

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

elast(in) + -ase 1945–50

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