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tryptase

tryptase noun: any of a group of serine proteinase contained in mast cells.

Noun

tryptase (plural tryptases)

  1. Any of a group of serine proteinase contained in mast cells

Forms of tryptase

pluraltryptases

Words formed from tryptase

Questions about tryptase

What does tryptase mean?
Tryptase means any of a group of serine proteinase contained in mast cells.
What part of speech is tryptase?
Tryptase is a noun.
What is the plural of tryptase?
The plural of tryptase is tryptases.

Words near tryptase in the dictionary

  1. tryptamine
  2. tryptamines
  3. tryptan
  4. tryptanthrin
  5. tryptanthrins
  6. tryptase
  7. tryptases
  8. tryptic
  9. tryptically
  10. trypticase
  11. trypticase soy agar

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