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ar·gi·nase

 (är′jə-nās′, -nāz)
n.
An enzyme found primarily in the liver that catalyzes the hydrolysis of arginine to form urea and ornithine.

[From German Arginin, arginine; see arginine.]
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arginase

(ˈɑːdʒɪˌneɪz)
n
an enzyme which hydrolyses arginine into ornithine and urea
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ar•gi•nase

(ˈɑr dʒəˌneɪs, -ˌneɪz)

n.
a liver enzyme that converts arginine to urea.
[1900–05; < German; see arginine, -ase]
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