Where does “protease” come from?

protease (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ase — ase.

protease (Portuguese): protease any of a group of enzymes that cleave proteins

Definitions

  1. protease any of a group of enzymes that cleave proteins

Ancestry of “protease”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-asease

Words derived from “protease

Every word from Portuguese -ase
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