HyperDic: histamine

English > 1 sense of the word *histamine*:
NOUN	body	histamine	amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels

histamine > pronunciation
Sounds	hhih'stahmiy.n
Rhymes	Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn...

English > *histamine*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions.
Broader	amine, aminoalkane	A compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals
Spanish	histamina
Catalan	histamina