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STREPTODORNASE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does streptodornase mean?
• STREPTODORNASE (noun)
The noun STREPTODORNASE has 1 sense:
1. an enzyme produced by some hemolytic strains of streptococcus that dissolves fibrinous secretions from infections; used medicinally (often in combination with streptokinase)
Familiarity information: STREPTODORNASE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An enzyme produced by some hemolytic strains of streptococcus that dissolves fibrinous secretions from infections; used medicinally (often in combination with streptokinase)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("streptodornase" 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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