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Secretase vs Secretage - What's the difference?

secretase | secretage |

As nouns the difference between secretase and secretage

is that secretase is (biochemistry) an enzyme that "snips" pieces off a longer protein that is embedded in the cell membrane while secretage is a process in which mercury, or some of its salts, is employed to impart the property of felting to certain kinds of furs.

secretase

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) An enzyme that "snips" pieces off a longer protein that is embedded in the cell membrane.
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    secretage

    English

    Noun

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  • A process in which mercury, or some of its salts, is employed to impart the property of felting to certain kinds of furs.
    • (Ure)
    (Webster 1913)