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procaspase

procaspase noun: any of a family of proteins that are the precursors of caspase.

Noun

procaspase (plural procaspases)

  1. Any of a family of proteins that are the precursors of caspase

Forms of procaspase

pluralprocaspases

Origin of procaspase

From pro- + caspase.

Questions about procaspase

What does procaspase mean?
Procaspase means any of a family of proteins that are the precursors of caspase.
What part of speech is procaspase?
Procaspase is a noun.
What is the plural of procaspase?
The plural of procaspase is procaspases.

Words near procaspase in the dictionary

  1. procaridids
  2. procaryote
  3. procaryotes
  4. procaryotic
  5. procasino
  6. procaspase
  7. procaspases
  8. procatabolic
  9. procatalepsis
  10. procataleptic
  11. procatarctic

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