"histamine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɪstəmiːn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-histamine.wav [Southern-England] Forms: histamines [plural]
Etymology: hist(idine) + -amine Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|histidine|amine|alt1=hist(idine)}} hist(idine) + -amine Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} histamine (countable and uncountable, plural histamines)
  1. (biochemistry) An amine, C₅H₉N₃, formed by decarboxylation of histidine, that causes dilatation of capillaries, contraction of smooth muscle, and stimulation of gastric acid secretion; it is released during allergic reactions. Wikipedia link: histamine Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Neurotransmitters, Organic compounds Synonyms: histamin [dated] Derived forms: antihistamine, histaminase, histaminergic, histaminic Translations (an amine): histamina [feminine] (Catalan), 組胺 (Chinese Mandarin), 组胺 (zǔ'àn) (Chinese Mandarin), histamin [masculine] (Czech), histamino (Esperanto), histamiini (Finnish), histamine [feminine] (French), ჰისტამინი (hisṭamini) (Georgian), Histamin [neuter] (German), ισταμίνη (istamíni) [feminine] (Greek), hisztamin (Hungarian), lostefni [neuter] (Icelandic), histamín [neuter] (Icelandic), histamino (Ido), istamina [feminine] (Italian), ヒスタミン (hisutamin) (Japanese), histamina [feminine] (Polish), histamina [feminine] (Portuguese), histamină [feminine] (Romanian), гистами́н (gistamín) [masculine] (Russian), histamina [feminine] (Spanish), histamin [neuter] (Swedish), histamin (Turkish)

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