ELEDOISIN


Meaning of ELEDOISIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌe-lə-ˈdȯi-s ə n ]

noun

Etymology: irregular from New Latin Eledone, from Greek eledōnē, a kind of octopus

Date: 1963

: a small protein C 54 H 85 N 13 O 15 S from the salivary glands of several octopuses (genus Eledone ) that is a powerful vasodilator and hypotensive agent

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