coagulase

English

Etymology

Blend of coagulation + -ase

Noun

coagulase (plural coagulases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that induces coagulation
  2. (biochemistry) Specifically, the enzyme produced by various Staphylococcus species that converts fibrinogen to fibrin

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Spanish

Verb

coagulase

  1. First-person singular (yo) imperfect subjunctive form of coagular.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) imperfect subjunctive form of coagular.
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