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prochymase

prochymase noun: any compound that develops into a chymase.

Noun

prochymase (plural prochymases)

  1. Any compound that develops into a chymase
    • Both transfection of human prochymase cDNA and injections of purified chymase into implanted sponges demonstrated that chymase was a powerful angiogenic factor.2015 June 4, Devandir Antonio de Souza Junior et al., “The Role of Mast Cell Specific Chymases and Tryptases in Tumor Angiogenesis”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI

Forms of prochymase

pluralprochymases

Origin of prochymase

From pro- + chymase.

Questions about prochymase

What does prochymase mean?
Prochymase means any compound that develops into a chymase.
What part of speech is prochymase?
Prochymase is a noun.
What is the plural of prochymase?
The plural of prochymase is prochymases.

Words near prochymase in the dictionary

  1. prochromosomes
  2. prochronism
  3. prochronisms
  4. prochronistic
  5. prochurch
  6. prochymase
  7. prochymases
  8. prochymosin
  9. procidence
  10. procidences
  11. procident

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