HyperDic: urokinase

English > 1 sense of the word *urokinase*:
NOUN	substance	urokinase, plasminogen activator	protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis

urokinase > pronunciation
Sounds	yer.ahkahney'z
Rhymes	ablaze ... ways: 57 rhymes with eyz...

English > *urokinase*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis.
Synonym	plasminogen activator
Broader	protease, peptidase, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme	Any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
Spanish	uroquinasa
Catalan	uroquinasa