chymase

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noun

Any of a family of serine proteases present in mast cells

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Meanings

nounchymase (plural chymases)

plural chymases

  1. biochemistryAny of a family of serine proteases present in mast cells

Origin

From chyme + -ase?

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APA

chymase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chymase

MLA

“chymase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chymase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chymase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chymase.

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