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MURAMIDASE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does muramidase mean?
• MURAMIDASE (noun)
The noun MURAMIDASE has 1 sense:
1. an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria
Familiarity information: MURAMIDASE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
lysozyme; muramidase
Hypernyms ("muramidase" is a kind of...):
enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)
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