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1. proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II • Syn: angiotensin converting enzyme, angiotensin-converting enzyme • Hypernyms: protease, peptidase, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme 2. a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkey • Syn: Allied Command Europe • Hypernyms: headquarters • Part Holonyms: North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO • Member Meronyms: Supreme Allied Commander Europe, SACEUR
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