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prekallikrein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
prekallikrein
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A serine protease that complexes with high-molecular-weight kininogen; the precursor of plasma kallikrein.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From pre- + kallikrein.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

prekallikreins (plural)

Synonyms

Fletcher factor

Questions

What does prekallikrein mean?
A serine protease that complexes with high-molecular-weight kininogen; the precursor of plasma kallikrein.
Where does prekallikrein come from?
From pre- + kallikrein.

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