angiotensin
Meaning of angiotensin
noun
a protein whose presence in the blood promotes aldosterone secretion and tends to raise blood pressure.
1950s: from angio- + ( hyper)tens(ion ) + -in1.
Information about angiotensin
- It is a name.
- The plural form of angiotensin is: angiotensins.
- Languages in which angiotensin is used:
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Hyphenation of angiotensin
an-giotensin
- It consists of 2 syllables and 11 chars.
- angiotensin is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
angiotensin synonyms
Meaning angiotonin:
Words that rhyme with angiotensin
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