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hepoxilin

hepoxilin noun: either of two eicosanoid hormones involved in inflammation, derived from arachidonic acid via oxidation by the enzyme 12-lipoxygenase.

Noun

hepoxilin (plural hepoxilins)

  1. Either of two eicosanoid hormones involved in inflammation, derived from arachidonic acid via oxidation by the enzyme 12-lipoxygenase.

Forms of hepoxilin

pluralhepoxilins

Questions about hepoxilin

What does hepoxilin mean?
Hepoxilin means either of two eicosanoid hormones involved in inflammation, derived from arachidonic acid via oxidation by the enzyme 12-lipoxygenase.
What part of speech is hepoxilin?
Hepoxilin is a noun.
What is the plural of hepoxilin?
The plural of hepoxilin is hepoxilins.

Words near hepoxilin in the dictionary

  1. Hepners
  2. hepness
  3. HEPNs
  4. HEPO
  5. HEPOs
  6. hepoxilin
  7. hepoxilins
  8. hepoxylins
  9. Hepp
  10. Heppe
  11. hepped

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