Meanings
nounchemokine (plural chemokines)
plural chemokines
- biochemistryAny of various chemotactic cytokines, produced during inflammation, that organize the leukocytes.
Synonyms: chemocytokine, cytochemokine, eotaxin
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various chemotactic cytokines, produced during inflammation, that organize the leukocytes.
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
- Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
- Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
- Medieval Latinalchēmia
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
- New Latinchēmīa
- Englishchemo-
- Englishchemokine
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 趨化因子 /趋化因子
- 趨化因子 /趋化因子 (qūhuàyīnzǐ)cytokine produced during inflammation
French chimiokine, chémokine
- chimiokinecytokine produced during inflammation
- chémokinecytokine produced during inflammation
German Chemokin
- Chemokincytokine produced during inflammation
Indonesian kemokin
- kemokincytokine produced during inflammation
Italian chemochina
- chemochinacytokine produced during inflammation
Japanese ケモカイン
- ケモカイン (kemokain)cytokine produced during inflammation
Persian کموکین
- کموکینcytokine produced during inflammation
Portuguese quimiocina
- quimiocinacytokine produced during inflammation
Spanish quimiocina, quimioquina
- quimiocinacytokine produced during inflammation
- quimioquinacytokine produced during inflammation
Swedish kemokin
- kemokincytokine produced during inflammation
Cite this entry
APA
chemokine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemokine
MLA
“chemokine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemokine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemokine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemokine.
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