olomoucin

Czech

Etymology

From Olomouc + -in. Named after the city where it was discovered.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈolomou̯t͡sɪn/
  • Hyphenation: olo‧mou‧cin

Noun

olomoucin m inan (singular only)

  1. olomoucine (an inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase, derived from purine, used in oncology) [from the end of 20th c.]
    • 1999 May 25, Martina Macková, “Nový lék na rakovinu? Možná se rodí právě teď v Olomouci”, in iDnes.cz:
      Látka, později pojmenovaná olomoucin, je derivátem adeninu – součásti nukleových kyselin, které jsou obsaženy přímo v každé lidské buňce.
      Substance, later called olomoucine, is a derivate of adenine – a part of nucleic acids, contained in every human cell.

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