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Kinin

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Noun

1. cytokinin, kinin

any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Kinin

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noun
1. 
any of a group of polypeptides in the blood that cause dilation of the blood vessels and make smooth muscles contract
2.  another name for cytokinin

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Kinin

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noun
a powerful, short-lived peptide that lowers blood pressure, increases vascular permeability, dilates blood vessels, causes smooth muscle to contract, and triggers pain

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Kinin

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n.
Any of various structurally related polypeptides, such as bradykinin, that act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle.

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