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cromolyn

cromolyn noun: a chemical substance, acting as a mast cell stabilizer.

Noun

cromolyn (countable and uncountable, plural cromolyns)

  1. A chemical substance, acting as a mast cell stabilizer.
    • Two distinct anti-allergic drugs, amlexanox and cromolyn, bind to the same kinds of calcium binding proteins, except calmodulin, in bovine lung extract.2006, Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Synonyms of cromolyn

Forms of cromolyn

pluralcromolyns

Questions about cromolyn

What does cromolyn mean?
Cromolyn means a chemical substance, acting as a mast cell stabilizer.
What part of speech is cromolyn?
Cromolyn is a noun.
What is the plural of cromolyn?
The plural of cromolyn is cromolyns.

Words near cromolyn in the dictionary

  1. cromoglicate
  2. cromoglicates
  3. cromoglicic acid
  4. cromoglycate
  5. cromoglycates
  6. cromolyn
  7. cromolyns
  8. cromorna
  9. cromornas
  10. cromorne
  11. cromornes

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