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cholecystokinase

cholecystokinase noun: an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of cholecystokinin.

Noun

cholecystokinase (plural cholecystokinases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of cholecystokinin

Forms of cholecystokinase

pluralcholecystokinases

Origin of cholecystokinase

From cholecysto- + kinase.

Questions about cholecystokinase

What does cholecystokinase mean?
Cholecystokinase means an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of cholecystokinin.
What part of speech is cholecystokinase?
Cholecystokinase is a noun.
What is the plural of cholecystokinase?
The plural of cholecystokinase is cholecystokinases.

Words near cholecystokinase in the dictionary

  1. cholecystographic
  2. cholecystographically
  3. cholecystography
  4. cholecystojejunostomies
  5. cholecystojejunostomy
  6. cholecystokinase
  7. cholecystokinases
  8. cholecystokinetic
  9. cholecystokinin
  10. cholecystokininergic
  11. cholecystokinins

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