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kallikreins

kallikreins is the plural of kallikrein.

Meaning of kallikrein

Noun

kallikrein (countable and uncountable, plural kallikreins)

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

Questions about kallikreins

What is kallikreins the plural of?
Kallikreins is the plural of kallikrein.

Words near kallikreins in the dictionary

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

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