组胺

組胺
zǔ'àn
noun #34,420

Meanings

  1. 1 histamine (biogenic amine involved in allergic and immune responses)

Examples

HSK 6
Guòmǐn fǎnyìng shì yóu zǔ'àn shìfàng yǐnqǐ de.
Allergic reactions are caused by the release of histamine.
HSK 7-9
Kàng zǔ'àn yào kěyǐ huǎnjiě dǎpēntì de zhèngzhuàng.
Antihistamines can relieve sneezing symptoms.

Tips

memory
(àn, 'amine') is the standard chemistry suffix for amines, formed phonetically from English '-amine'. So 组胺 ≈ 'histamine'. The pinyin is zǔ'àn - the apostrophe separates (zǔ) from (àn) so it's not misread as zǔn.

Stroke Order

àn