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Adrenaline Latin Dr Jokichi Takamine 10689.Adrenaline 英 ə'Drenəlɪn]美

正面 10689.adrenaline
英 [ə'drenəlɪn]美 [æd'rɛnlɪn]

背面
释义:
n. [生化] 肾上腺素
例句:
1. The applause acted on her like a shot of adrenaline.掌声犹如给她注射了一支强心剂.

1、en- "in" + dow- + -ment.
adrenaline 腺上肾素前缀ad-, 去,往。词根ren, 肾,见renal, 肾的。-ine, 化学名词后缀。
adrenalineadrenaline: [20] The hormone adrenaline is secreted by glands just above the kidneys. From their position these are called the ‘adrenal glands’ [19], a term based on Latin rēnes ‘kidney’, which has also given English renal [17] and (via Old French) the now obsolete reins ‘kidneys’ [14]. The discovery of adrenaline and the coining of its name are both disputed: they may have been the work of Dr Jokichi Takamine or of Dr Norton L. Wilson.adrenaline (n.)also Adrenalin (trademark name), coined 1901 by Japanese chemist Jokichi Takamine (1853-1922), who discovered it, from Modern Latin adrenal (see adrenal) + chemical suffix -ine (2). Adrenaline rush was in use c. 1970."

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