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Where does “angiotensinase” come from?

angiotensinase (English) comes from English angiotensin, from English hypertension, from English tension, from Middle French tension, from Latin tensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

angiotensinase (English): Any peptidase that hydrolyzes angiotensin

Definitions

  1. Any peptidase that hydrolyzes angiotensin

Ancestry of “angiotensinase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishangiotensinAny of several polypeptides that narrow blood...
2EnglishhypertensionThe disease or disorder of abnormally high blood...
3EnglishtensionThe condition of being held in a state between...
4Middle Frenchtension—
5Latintensiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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