collagenase
noun
col·la·ge·nase
kə-ˈla-jə-ˌnās 
ˈkä-lə-jə-,
-ˌnāz
: any of a group of proteolytic enzymes that decompose collagen and gelatin
Examples of collagenase in a Sentence
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For example, the sun causes certain genes to product collagenase, an enzyme that degrades collagen in your skin.
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Dr. Leslie Baumann, miamiherald, 27 Apr. 2018
Retinoids block the production of collagenase and turn on the genes that make your skin produce collagen.
—Dr. Leslie Baumann, miamiherald, 27 Apr. 2018
Dr. Leslie Baumann, miamiherald, 27 Apr. 2018
Retinoids block the production of collagenase and turn on the genes that make your skin produce collagen.
—Dr. Leslie Baumann, miamiherald, 27 Apr. 2018
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First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined above
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collagenase
noun
col·la·ge·nase
kə-ˈlaj-ə-ˌnās
ˈkäl-ə-jə-
ˈkäl-ə-jə-
-ˌnāz
: any of a group of proteolytic enzymes that decompose collagen and gelatin
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