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ruff(1)(dictionary)
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ruff(3)(dictionary)
ruff(medicine)
ruff(4)(dictionary)
ruff(5)(dictionary)
ruff(dictionary)
ruff-coat(dictionary)
pupillary ruff(medicine)

mesentericopeptidase (medicine) and ruff(4) (iou)


mesentericopeptidase (medicine)


mesentericopeptidase
<enzyme> Serine protease from bacillus mesentericus

Registry number: EC 3.4.21.-

Synonym: alkaline mesentericopeptidase, esperase


ruff(4) (iou)



ruff verb1 trans. M16.
[Perh. from RUFF noun1. Cf. RUFFLE verb1.]
Form (material etc.) into a ruff or ruffs; provide with a ruff or ruffs. Chiefly as RUFFED adjective. Now rare. M16.
= RUFFLE verb1 2. Long obsolete exc. Scot. L16.
Falconry. Of a hawk: strike at without securing (a quarry). L16-M17.