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Definition: Histamine |
HistamineNoun1. Amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the humane immune system during allergic reactions. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | 1H-Imidazole-4-ethanamine. A depressor amine derived by enzymatic decarboxylation of histidine. It is a powerful stimulant of gastric secretion, a constrictor of bronchial smooth muscle, a vasodilator, and also a centrally acting neurotransmitter. (references) |
Medicine | An anime containing carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen, which stimulates gastric secretion, dilates and increases the permeability of capillaries, and acts as a miotic on the eye. Source: European Union. (references) |
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| HISTA 3 | English | Therapeutic development of histamine H3 receptor agonist | Medicine |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | H2 blockers work by blocking histamine, which stimulates acid secretion. (references) | |
Antihistamines, which interfere with the effect of histamine, are often prescribed. (references) | ||
In fish, histamine is believed to stem from bacterial contamination, particularly in fish that hasn't been refrigerated properly. (references) | ||
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| "Histamine" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 92.38% of the time. "Histamine" is used about 223 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 92.38% | 206 | 21,208 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 4.04% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 3.14% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.45% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 223 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "histamine": Histamine Agents ♦ Histamine Agonists ♦ Histamine Antagonists ♦ histamine blocker ♦ histamine dihydrochloride ♦ Histamine H1 Antagonists ♦ Histamine H2 Antagonists ♦ histamine headache ♦ Histamine N-Methyltransferase ♦ Histamine Release. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "histamine": anti-histamine. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "histamine"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Czech | histamin. (various references) | |
Danish | histamin-, histamin. (various references) | |
Dutch | histamineachtig, histamine, beta-imidazolylaethylamine. (various references) | |
Finnish | histamiini-. (various references) | |
French | histaminique, histamine. (various references) | |
German | histamin. (various references) | |
Greek | ισταμίνη. (various references) | |
Italian | istamina. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ãƒ'グス機構 (Higgs mechanism, hysteria). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ãƒ'スタミン . (various references) | |
Pig Latin | istaminehay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | histamina. (various references) | |
Spanish | histamina, histamÃnico. (various references) | |
Swedish | histamin. (various references) | |
Turkish | histamin. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "histamine": histaminergic, histamines. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "histamine": antihistamine. (additional references) | |
Words containing "histamine": antihistamines. (additional references) | |
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"Histamine" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: histamin, histomine, hstamine, Lissamine. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "histamine" (pronounced hi"stumē'n) |
| 5 | -t u m ē' n | amphetamine. |
| 4 | -u m ē' n | melamine, scopolamine. |
| 3 | -m ē' n | bromine. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: thiamines. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-h-i-i-m-n-s-t" | |
-1 letter: hematins, histamin, isthmian, thiamine, thiamins. | |
-2 letters: amities, animist, anthems, atheism, etamins, haemins, hematin, hetmans, inmates, intimae, intimas, isatine, santimi, sheitan, sthenia, tahinis, tameins, thiamin. | |
-3 letters: aments, amines, animes, animis, anthem, ashmen, etamin, haemin, hasten, hemins, hetman, imines, inmate, inmesh, inseam, intima, intime, isatin, isthmi, mantes, mantis, mashie, matins, mesian, minish, misate, miseat, saimin. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-h-i-i-m-n-s-t" | |
+1 letter: hematinics, histamines, humanities, thiaminase. | |
+2 letters: empathising, habiliments, histaminase, mechanistic, misteaching, thiaminases. | |
+3 letters: almightiness, ethionamides, histaminases, inhumanities, schematizing. | |
+4 letters: amphictyonies, anthelmintics, antihistamine, antimechanist, helminthiases, helminthiasis, histaminergic, indomethacins, lymphadenitis, metaphysician, misanthropies. | |
+5 letters: actinomorphies, almightinesses, antihistamines, antimechanists, antirheumatics, archimandrites, arithmeticians, hemagglutinins, homogenisation, mathematicians, mechanizations, metaphysicians, monotheistical, nonmechanistic, pyrimethamines, schematization, trichomoniases. | |
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