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procolipase

procolipase noun: the inactive form of colipase, secreted by the pancreas and activated in the intestinal lumen by trypsin.

Noun

procolipase (usually uncountable, plural procolipases)

  1. (usually) The inactive form of colipase, secreted by the pancreas and activated in the intestinal lumen by trypsin.

Forms of procolipase

pluralprocolipases

Origin of procolipase

From pro- + colipase.

Questions about procolipase

What does procolipase mean?
Procolipase means the inactive form of colipase, secreted by the pancreas and activated in the intestinal lumen by trypsin.
What part of speech is procolipase?
Procolipase is a noun.
What is the plural of procolipase?
The plural of procolipase is procolipases.

Words near procolipase in the dictionary

  1. procoelous
  2. procoely
  3. procofactor
  4. procofactors
  5. procognitive
  6. procolipase
  7. procolipases
  8. procollagen
  9. procollagenase
  10. procollagenases
  11. procollagens

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