- leu|ko|tri|ene
- leu|ko|tri|ene «loo kuh TRY een», noun.any of a group of chemicals produced in the human body that are strongly inflammatory and linked to such diseases as asthma.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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ENE — ENE; ene·di·ol; eth·ene; eth·yl·ene; eth·yl·ene·diamine; eu·ry·ene; hep·tyl·ene; hex·a·dec·ene; hex·a·di·ene; hex·ene; hex·yl·ene; leu·cox·ene; men·tha·di·ene; me·rox·ene; meth·ene; meth·yl·ene; myr·me·cox·ene; non·yl·ene; oc·tyl·ene;… … English syllables
leu — ad·i·po·leu·co·cyte; am·y·lo·leu·cite; bou·leu·te·ri·on; ceph·a·leu·ros; far·leu; ho·moeo·te·leu·tic; ho·moeo·te·leu·ton; ho·moio·te·leu·ton; leu·ca·den·dron; leu·cae·na; leu·cet·ta; leu·ci·fer; leu·cine; leu·cite; leu·cit·ic; leu·ci·tite;… … English syllables
leukotriene — leu·ko·tri·ene … English syllables
leukotriene — leu•ko•tri•ene or leu•co•tri•ene [[t]ˌlu kəˈtraɪ in[/t]] n. biochem. a lipid, C20H30O3, produced by white blood cells in an immune response to antigens, that contributes to allergic asthma and inflammatory reactions • Etymology: 1975–80; leuko… … From formal English to slang
leukotriene — leu·ko·tri·ene .lü kə trī .ēn n any of a group of eicosanoids that are generated in basophils, mast cells, macrophages, and human lung tissue by lipoxygenase catalyzed oxygenation esp. of arachidonic acid and that participate in allergic… … Medical dictionary
ko — afi·ko·men; an·is·ei·ko·nia; an·ko·le; api·ko·res; ar·ko·sic; ash·ko·ko; ash·ko·ko; at·i·ko·ka·nia; awei·ko·ma; ba·ma·ko; ba·to·ko; ben·zal·ko·ni·um; ber·ko·vets; bo·ko; chal·ko·si·der·ic; chee·cha·ko; chim·a·ri·ko; dis·ko·gram; ei·ko·nom·e·ter;… … English syllables
antileukotriene — A drug that prevents or alleviates bronchoconstriction in asthma by blocking the production or action of naturally occurring leukotrienes; may also be useful in psoriasis.In 1940 a naturally occurring mediator of asthmatic bronchoconstriction,… … Medical dictionary
leucotriene — leu·co·tri·è·ne s.m. TS biochim. sostanza derivata dall acido arachidonico, liberata dai globuli bianchi nel corso di processi infiammatori spec. di natura allergica {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: der. di leuco e tri con ene … Dizionario italiano
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
