kallikrein

/ˌkæl.əˈkriː.ɪn/

古希腊语词根

‘sweetbread, pancreas’

后缀

-in: (biochemistry) Used, as a modification of -ine, to form the names of a variety of types of compound; examples include proteins (globulin), carbohydrates (dextrin), dyes (alizarin) and others (vanillin).

From Ancient Greek κᾰλλίκρεᾰς (kăllíkreăs, “sweetbread, pancreas”) +‎ -in, from κᾰλλι- (kălli-, “beautiful”) +‎ κρέᾰς (kréăs, “flesh, meat”).

1(biochemistry) A hypotensive protease that liberates kinins from blood plasma proteins and is used therapeutically for vasodilation.