First Known Use: 1930
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kallikrein
noun kal·li·kre·in \ˌka-lə-ˈkrē-ən, kə-ˈli-krē-ən\
Definition of KALLIKREIN
: a hypotensive protease that liberates kinins from blood plasma proteins and is used therapeutically for vasodilation
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Origin of KALLIKREIN
German, from Greek kallikreas sweetbread, pancreas, from kalli- beautiful (from kallos beauty) + kreas flesh — more at raw
Rhymes with KALLIKREIN
Aeschylean, Anacreon, apogean, Aramaean, Atlantean, Caribbean, Cerberean, cyclopean, Damoclean, empyrean, European, Galilean, Hasmonaean, Herculean, Idumaean, Ituraean, Jacobean, Maccabean, Manichaean, Mycenaean, nemertean, nepenthean, panacean, perigean, Sadducean, Sisyphean, Tacitean, Tennessean, Typhoean
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kallikrein
noun kal·li·kre·in \ˌkal-ə-ˈkrē-ən, kə-ˈlik-rē-ən\
Medical Definition of KALLIKREIN
: a hypotensive protease that liberates kinins from blood plasma proteins and is used therapeutically for vasodilation
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