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Definition of "kinin" []

  • Any of various structurally related polypeptides, such as bradykinin, that act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "kinin" in a sentence
  • "He enjoyed the kinin 'a mite too much for my comfort."
  • ""Then that John, he murmured," That old bitch is kinin 'all the little mice in the attic."
  • "They reported that in endothelial cells, kinin B1 receptors activate iNOS via ERK-mediated phosphorylation of its Ser"