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Noun: convertase
  1. Any of several enzymes that convert a compound into smaller, biologically-active compounds.
    "There are four different C5 convertases able to specifically convert C5 glycoprotein to C5a and C5b fragments."

Type of: enzyme

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conversazione
converse
conversely
conversion
conversion disorder
conversion factor
conversion hysteria
conversion reaction
Converso
convert
convertase
converter
convertibility
convertible
convertible bond
convertible security
convertor
convex
convex lens
convex polygon
convex polyhedron