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neprilysins

neprilysins is the plural of neprilysin.

Meaning of neprilysin

Noun

neprilysin (countable and uncountable, plural neprilysins)

  1. A particular type of metalloprotease, namely membrane metallo-endopeptidase (MME)
    Synonyms:
    CD10, common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen, neutral endopeptidase

Questions about neprilysins

What is neprilysins the plural of?
Neprilysins is the plural of neprilysin.

Words near neprilysins in the dictionary

  1. neppiness
  2. nepping
  3. neppy
  4. Nepram
  5. neprilysin
  6. neprilysins
  7. nepropathy
  8. neprosin
  9. neprylisin
  10. neps
  11. nepsis

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