[ ˌɪntə'lu:kɪn ]
■ noun Biochemistry any of a class of glycoprotein cytokines produced by leucocytes that have an effect on other leucocytes.
Origin
1970s: from inter- + leukocyte (var. of leucocyte ) + -in 1 .
[ ˌɪntə'lu:kɪn ]
■ noun Biochemistry any of a class of glycoprotein cytokines produced by leucocytes that have an effect on other leucocytes.
Origin
1970s: from inter- + leukocyte (var. of leucocyte ) + -in 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004