# echidnase

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An enzyme, found in the venom of some vipers, that acts as a fibrinogen-clotting agent (a thrombin-like enzyme).

## Etymology
From Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna, “snake, viper”) + -ase.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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