aprotinin

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noun

A polypeptide, obtained from bovine lung tissue, that acts as a protease inhibitor, and is used in surgery to reduce bleeding

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Meanings

nounaprotinin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA polypeptide, obtained from bovine lung tissue, that acts as a protease inhibitor, and is used in surgery to reduce bleeding

Translations

Finnish aprotiniini
  • aprotiniiniprotease inhibitor used in surgery to reduce bleeding
Portuguese aprotinina
  • aprotininaprotease inhibitor used in surgery to reduce bleeding

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

antiprionapronitin
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APA

aprotinin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aprotinin

MLA

“aprotinin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aprotinin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aprotinin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aprotinin.

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