procolipase

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noun

The inactive form of colipase, secreted by the pancreas and activated in the intestinal lumen by trypsin.

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Meanings

nounprocolipase (usually uncountable, plural procolipases)

plural procolipases

  1. uncountableusuallybiochemistryThe inactive form of colipase, secreted by the pancreas and activated in the intestinal lumen by trypsin.

Origin

From pro- + colipase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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