eledoisin

noun

el·​e·​doi·​sin ˌe-lə-ˈdȯi-sᵊn 

: a small protein C₅₄H₈₅N₁₃O₁₅S from the salivary glands of several octopuses (genus Eledone) that is a powerful vasodilator and hypotensive agent

Word History

Etymology

irregular from New Latin Eledone, from Greek eledōnē, a kind of octopus

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

eledoisin

noun

el·​e·​doi·​sin ˌel-ə-ˈdȯis-ᵊn 

: a small protein C₅₄H₈₅N₁₃O₁₅S from the salivary glands of several octopuses (genus Eledone) that is a powerful vasodilator and hypotensive agent