Definitions For Kallikrein

Noun

KALLIKREIN. (countable and uncountable, plural KALLIKREINs) (enzyme) A hypotensive protease that liberates kinins from blood plasma proteins and is used therapeutically for vasodilation. : Synonym: kallidinogenase, kininogenin

Translations

Italian: callicreina Spanish: calicreína

Derived terms

{{col3, en, prekallikrein}}

Related terms

{{col3, en

Etymology

From {{af, en, κᾰλλίκρεᾰς, -in, lang1=grc, t1=sweetbread, pancreas}}, from {{af, grc, κᾰλλί-, κρέᾰς, t1=beautiful, t2=flesh, meat, nocat=1}}.

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18
Words with Friends
21

The word Kallikrein is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

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