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chymotrypsin

UK/ˌkaɪ.məʊˈtɹɪp.sɪn/US/ˌkaɪ.moʊˈtɹɪp.sɪn/

chymotrypsin noun: an endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.

Noun

chymotrypsin (countable and uncountable, plural chymotrypsins)

  1. An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.

Forms of chymotrypsin

pluralchymotrypsins

Origin of chymotrypsin

From chyme + -o- + trypsin.

Words formed from chymotrypsin

Words that rhyme with chymotrypsin

Questions about chymotrypsin

What does chymotrypsin mean?
Chymotrypsin means an endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.
What part of speech is chymotrypsin?
Chymotrypsin is a noun.
How do you pronounce chymotrypsin?
Chymotrypsin is pronounced /ˌkaɪ.məʊˈtɹɪp.sɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of chymotrypsin?
The plural of chymotrypsin is chymotrypsins.

Words near chymotrypsin in the dictionary

  1. chymosin
  2. chymosinogen
  3. chymosins
  4. chymostatin
  5. chymostatins
  6. chymotrypsin
  7. chymotrypsinated
  8. chymotrypsinized
  9. chymotrypsinogen
  10. chymotrypsinogens
  11. chymotrypsinolysis

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