LEUKOTRIENE

Meaning of LEUKOTRIENE in English

/looh'keuh truy"een/ , n. Biochem.

a lipid, C 20 H 30 O 3 , produced by white blood cells in an immune response to antigens, that contributes to allergic asthma and inflammatory reactions.

[ 1975-80; LEUKO- + TRIENE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

LEUKOTRIENE — noun Date: 1979 any of a group of eicosanoids that participate in allergic responses (as bronchial constriction)
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEUKOTRIENE — noun Date: 1979 : any of a group of eicosanoids that participate in allergic responses (as bronchial constriction)
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Concise Oxford English vocab
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