See Also: illustrated(dictionary)
books, illustrated(medicine)
Classics Illustrated(dictionary)
Sports Illustrated(dictionary)
Illustrated London News(encyclopedia)

tachykinin (iou) and illustrated (iou)


tachykinin (iou)



tachykinin noun. M20.
[from TACHY- + KININ, after bradykinin.]
Biochemistry. Any of a class of kinins having a rapid stimulant effect on smooth muscle.

illustrated (iou)



illustrated adjective & noun. M19.
[from ILLUSTRATE verb + -ED2.]
A. adjective. Having illustrations. M19.
J. Brodsky This was a copiously illustrated encyclopedia.
b. noun. An illustrated newspaper or magazine. L19.