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-teplase

UK/təp.leɪz/US/təˌpleɪs/

-teplase suffix: used to form names of tissue-type plasminogen activators.

Suffix

-teplase

  1. Used to form names of tissue-type plasminogen activators.

Origin of -teplase

From Latin tē (“the letter T (for tissue)”) + pl(asminogen) + -ase (“enzyme”).

Questions about -teplase

What does -teplase mean?
-teplase means used to form names of tissue-type plasminogen activators.
What part of speech is -teplase?
-teplase is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -teplase?
-teplase is pronounced /təp.leɪz/ (UK).

Words near -teplase in the dictionary

  1. -teen
  2. -tegravir
  3. -tely
  4. -tene
  5. -tepine
  6. -teplase
  7. -terenol
  8. -terol
  9. -terone
  10. -th
  11. -thelium

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