COLLAGENASE

collagenase

(noun) any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of collagen and gelatin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

collagenase (plural collagenases)

(enzyme) An enzyme that breaks the peptide bonds in collagen.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

29 November 2024

POPULATED

(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; ā€œthe area is well populatedā€; ā€œforests populated with all kinds of wild lifeā€


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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