suprareninn.
/ˌsuːprəˈriːnɪn/, /ˌsjuːprəˈriːnɪn/, U.S. /ˌsuprəˈrinən/ Pharmacology and Physiology.
A substance extracted from the adrenal gland; spec. adrenaline (epinephrine).
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1878 tr. G. von Merkel in tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. VIII. 638 Arnold demonstrated a special coloring matter, which he separated out of alcoholic extracts, and to which he gave the name of suprarenin.
1918 Dental Cosmos 60 967/1 Suprarenin has great anemia-producing power and is a strong astringent.
1951 Q. Rev. Biol. 26 151/1 Insulin retards the response of the tadpole to thyroxin while suprarenin accelerates it.
2008 E. Kuntz & H.-D. Kuntz Hepatology (ed. 3) xix. 358 A combination of suprarenin and polidocanol has meanwhile been established as first choice.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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