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From Orconectes limosus ("a species of crayfish") and kinin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
orcokinin
Today it means: Any of a family of crustacean peptides that elicit potent myotropic effects in gut tissues Full definition →
Today it means: Any of a family of crustacean peptides that elicit potent myotropic effects in gut tissues Full definition →
From Orconectes limosus ("a species of crayfish") and kinin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.