THROMBOXANE

Meaning of THROMBOXANE in English

/throm bok"sayn/ , n. Biochem.

a compound, C 20 H 32 O 5 , formed in blood platelets, that constricts blood vessels and promotes clotting.

[ 1935-40; THROMB- + OX- + -ANE ]

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

THROMBOXANE — noun Etymology: thromb- + ox- + -ane Date: 1975 any of several substances that are produced especially by platelets, are …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THROMBOXANE — thrämˈbäkˌsān noun ( -s ) Etymology: thromb- + ox- (I) + -ane : any of several substances that are produced …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THROMBOXANE — noun Etymology: thromb- + ox- + -ane Date: 1975 : any of several substances that are produced especially by platelets, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THROMBOXANE — [ θrɒm'bɒkseɪn ] ■ noun Biochemistry a hormone of the prostacyclin type released from blood platelets, which induces platelet aggregation …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THROMBOXANE — [throm.box.ane] n [thromb- + ox- + -ane] (1975): any of several substances that are formed from endoperoxides, cause constriction of …
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THROMBOXANE — n. Pronunciation: thräm- ' bäk- ˌ s ā n Function: noun Etymology: thromb- + ox- + -ane Date: 1975 : …
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SAMUELSSON, BENGT INGEMAR — born May 21, 1934, Halmstad, Sweden Swedish biochemist, corecipient with fellow Swede Sune K. Bergstrm and Englishman John Robert Vane …
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