LYMPHOKINE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that acts on other cells of the immune system (as by activating macrophages)

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("lymphokine" is a kind of...):

cytokine (any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lymphokine"):

interleukin (any of several lymphokines that promote macrophages and killer T cells and B cells and other components of the immune system)

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