kinin
See also: kínín
English
Etymology
Derived from Greek kinein meaning "to move or stimulate".
Noun
kinin (plural kinins)
- (biochemistry) Any of various structurally related polypeptides of the autacoid family, such as bradykinin and kallikrein, that act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle.
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Faroese
Declension
| Declension of kinin (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| n3s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kinin | kininið |
| accusative | kinin | kininið |
| dative | kinini | kinininum |
| genitive | kinins | kininsins |
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
References
- “kinin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kǐniːn/
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiníːn/
Swedish
Declension
| Declension of kinin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | kinin | kininet | — | — |
| Genitive | kinins | kininets | — | — |
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