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angiotensin converting enzymes

angiotensin converting enzymes is the plural of angiotensin converting enzyme.

Meaning of angiotensin converting enzyme

Noun

angiotensin converting enzyme (plural angiotensin converting enzymes)

  1. An enzyme which catalyzes the creation of angiotensin, and is a strong vasoconstrictor.
    • 2001: Angiotensin is generated in the blood from an inactive precursor called renin. The conversion requires an enzyme known as Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE). — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 43)
    Synonyms:
    ACE

Questions about angiotensin converting enzymes

What is angiotensin converting enzymes the plural of?
Angiotensin converting enzymes is the plural of angiotensin converting enzyme.

Words near angiotensin converting enzymes in the dictionary

  1. angiotensin
  2. angiotensin (1-7)
  3. angiotensin converting enzyme
  4. angiotensin converting enzyme 1
  5. angiotensin converting enzyme 2
  6. angiotensin converting enzymes
  7. angiotensin I
  8. angiotensin II
  9. angiotensin III
  10. angiotensin IV
  11. angiotensin receptor blocker

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