KININ

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kinin mean? 

• KININ (noun)
  The noun KININ has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: KININ used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KININ (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

cytokinin; kinin

Hypernyms ("kinin" is a kind of...):

growth regulator; phytohormone; plant hormone ((botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone)

 Context examples 

A nonapeptide kinin and neuropeptide involved in blood pressure regulation and pain receptor stimulation.

(Bradykinin, NCI Thesaurus)

The kallikrein-kinin system is an endogenous metabolic cascade, triggering of which results in the release of vasoactive kinins (bradykinin-related peptides).

(Complement and Coagulation Cascade, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

Kinin peptides are implicated in many physiological and pathological processes including the regulation of blood pressure and sodium homeostasis, inflammatory processes, and the cardioprotective effects of preconditioning.

(Complement and Coagulation Cascade, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)