HyperDic: interleukin

English > 1 sense of the word interleukin:
NOUNsubstanceinterleukinany of several lymphokines that promote macrophages and killer T cells and B cells and other components of the immune system
interleukin > pronunciation
Soundsih.nterluw'kihn
RhymesAdrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn...
English > interleukin: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAny of several lymphokines that promote macrophages and killer T cells and B cells and other components of the immune system.
BroaderlymphokineA cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that acts on other cells of the immune system (as by activating macrophages)
Spanishinterleucina
Catalaninterleucina

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