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kallikrein

US/ˌkæl.əˈkɹiː.ɪn/

kallikrein noun: a hypotensive protease that liberates kinins from blood plasma proteins and is used therapeutically for vasodilation.

Noun

kallikrein (countable and uncountable, plural kallikreins)

  1. A hypotensive protease that liberates kinins from blood plasma proteins and is used therapeutically for vasodilation.

Synonyms of kallikrein

Forms of kallikrein

pluralkallikreins

Origin of kallikrein

From Ancient Greek κᾰλλίκρεᾰς (kăllíkreăs, “sweetbread, pancreas”) + -in, from κᾰλλι- (kălli-, “beautiful”) + κρέᾰς (kréăs, “flesh, meat”).

Words formed from kallikrein

Questions about kallikrein

What does kallikrein mean?
Kallikrein means a hypotensive protease that liberates kinins from blood plasma proteins and is used therapeutically for vasodilation.
What part of speech is kallikrein?
Kallikrein is a noun.
How do you pronounce kallikrein?
Kallikrein is pronounced /ˌkæl.əˈkɹiː.ɪn/ (US).
What is the plural of kallikrein?
The plural of kallikrein is kallikreins.

Words near kallikrein in the dictionary

  1. kallidins
  2. Kallie
  3. Kalligas
  4. kallikantzaroi
  5. kallikantzaros
  6. kallikrein
  7. kallikreins
  8. kallilite
  9. Kallinus
  10. Kalliope
  11. Kalliopi

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