kinin
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See also: kínín
English
Etymology
Derived from Greek kinein meaning "to move or stimulate".
Noun
kinin (plural kinins)
- (biochemistry) Any of various structurally related polypeptides of the autacoid family, such as bradykinin and kallikrein, that act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle.
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Faroese
Etymology
Borrowed from French quinine, from Spanish quina (“cinchona bark”), from Quechua kina.
Noun
kinin n (genitive singular kinins, uncountable)
Declension
| Declension of kinin (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| n3s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kinin | kininið |
| accusative | kinin | kininið |
| dative | kinini | kinininum |
| genitive | kinins | kininsins |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
kinin m or n (definite singular kininen or kininet, uncountable)
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
kinin m or n (definite singular kininen or kininet, uncountable)
References
- “kinin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From English quinine, ultimately from Quechua kina.
Pronunciation
Noun
kìnīn m (Cyrillic spelling кѝнӣн)
Declension
Declension of kinin
Slovene
Pronunciation
Noun
kinȋn m inan
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kinín | |
| genitive | kinína | |
| singular | ||
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
kinín | |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
kinína | |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
kinínu | |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
kinín | |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
kinínu | |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
kinínom | |
Swedish
Noun
kinin n
Declension
| Declension of kinin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | kinin | kininet | — | — |
| Genitive | kinins | kininets | — | — |