angiotensin converting enzyme

1. 1.

   proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II

   Synonymsangiotensin-converting enzymeACE

   Broaderprotease

Questions about angiotensin converting enzyme

What does angiotensin converting enzyme mean?

angiotensin converting enzyme means "proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II".

What is another word for angiotensin converting enzyme?

Close synonyms include angiotensin-converting enzyme, ACE. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is angiotensin converting enzyme a common word?

angiotensin converting enzyme is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.