English

endochitinase

From endo- + chitinase.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm ‘inside’

Proto-Hellenic *éndon

Ancient Greek ἔνδον ‘inner’

English endo-

Today it means

noun Any chitinase that can cleave a chitin molecule at a random point within the its chain

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Etymograph / endochitinase