前列腺素

Mandarin · pinyin qián liè xiàn sù

Meanings

  1. prostaglandin
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前
qián · in front, forward; preceding
列
liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify
腺
xiàn · gland
素
sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
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2–4–4–4 · qian2 lie4 xian4 su4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cin4 lit6 sin3 sou3

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noun

  1. (biochemistry) prostaglandin

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