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ki⋅nin

  [kahy-nin, kin-in]
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–noun Biochemistry.
1. cytokinin.
2. any of a group of hormones, formed in body tissues, that cause dilation of blood vessels and influence capillary permeability.
Origin:
1950–55; independent use of -kinin, or (cyto)kin(esis) + -in 2
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a combining form used in the names of hormones, esp. peptide hormones: bradykinin; cytokinin.
Origin:
< Gk kīn(eîn) to move, set in motion (cf. kinesis, kinetic ) + -in 2
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ki·nin   (kī'nĭn)   
n.  Any of various structurally related polypeptides, such as bradykinin, that act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle.

[Short for bradykinin.]
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Main Entry: ki·nin
Pronunciation: 'kI-n&n
Function: noun
1 : any of various polypeptide hormones that are formed locally in the tissuesand cause dilation of blood vessels and contraction of smooth muscle
2 : CYTOKININ
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kinin ki·nin (kī'nĭn)
n.
Any of various polypeptides, such as bradykinin, that act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle.

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