kainic acid
[ kahy-nik ]
/ ˈkaɪ nɪk /
noun Pharmacology.
an analogue of glutamate, C10H15NO4, derived from the red alga Digenia simplex, used experimentally to stimulate certain neurons in the brain.
Origin of kainic acid
1953; < Japanese
kain(in-sō) the name of the alga +
-ic
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