Associations to the word «Kinin»

Wiktionary

KININ, noun. (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.

Dictionary definition

KININ, noun. Any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King