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pru·nase

n :  an enzyme that accelerates the hydrolysis of prunasin, is found in yeast and in bitter almonds, and is one of two enzymes concerned in the hydrolysis of amygdalin .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  per·o·ne·us  pro·nase  Pru·nus  py·ra·nose 

 
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