Etymograph

English

endocellulase

From endo- + cellulase.

Formed from endo- + cellulase

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm ‘inside’

Proto-Hellenic *éndon

Ancient Greek ἔνδον ‘inner’

English endo-

Today it means

noun Any cellulase that hydrolyses glycoside links within (rather than at the ends of) cellulose chains.

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Etymograph / endocellulase