单词 | cathepsin |
释义 | cathepsin[ kuh-thep-sin ] / kəˈθɛp sɪn / noun Biochemistry.any of a class of intracellular proteolytic enzymes, occurring in animal tissue, especially the liver, spleen, kidneys, and intestine, that catalyze autolysis in certain pathological conditions and after death. Origin of cathepsin1925–30; <Greek kathéps(ein) to digest (kat- cat- + hépsein to boil) + -in2 OTHER WORDS FROM cathepsinca·thep·tic [kuh-thep-tik], /kəˈθɛp tɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby cathepsincathedra, cathedral, cathedral ceiling, cathedral glass, cathedral hull, cathepsin, Cather, Catherine, Catherine de' Medici, Catherine de Médicis, Catherine Howard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for cathepsincathepsin / (kəˈθɛpsɪn) / nouna proteolytic enzyme responsible for the autolysis of cells after death Word Origin for cathepsinC20: from Greek kathepsein to boil down, soften Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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