组胺

組胺
zǔ'àn
noun #34,420

Meanings

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

Examples

Guòmǐn fǎnyìng shì yóu zǔ'àn shìfàng yǐnqǐ de.
Allergic reactions are caused by the release of histamine.
Kàng zǔ'àn yào kěyǐ huǎnjiě dǎ pēntì de zhèngzhuàng.
Antihistamines can relieve sneezing symptoms.

Tips

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(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