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neuraminidase
(no͝orˌə-mĭnˈĭ-dāsˌ, -dāzˌ, nyo͝orˌ-)
noun A hydrolytic enzyme that removes sialic acid from mucoproteins and is found chiefly in microorganisms of the respiratory and intestinal tracts.
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