ENKEPHALIN


Meaning of ENKEPHALIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈke-fə-lən, -(ˌ)lin, en- ]

noun

Etymology: enkephal- (alteration of encephal- ) + -in

Date: 1975

: either of two pentapeptides with opiate and analgesic activity that occur naturally especially in the brain and have a marked affinity for opiate receptors — compare endorphin

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.