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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
kinin /ˈkʌɪnɪn/

▶noun

1 Biochemistry a substance, such as bradykinin, produced in response to injury and causing vasodilation and smooth muscle contraction.

2 Botany a compound that promotes cell division and inhibits ageing in plants.

– origin 1950s: from Gk kinein ‘to move’ + -in1.

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