Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun renin

1 sense of renin

Sense 1
renin -- (a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys; catalyzes the formation of angiotensin and thus affects blood pressure)
       => 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)