interleukin

Etymology

 * inter-: from Latin inter- (“between, amid”), a form of prepositional inter (“between”).
 * leuko: from Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”)
 * -in: from French -ine, from Latin -īna, feminine of -īnus "of" or "belonging to"
 * -in: from French -ine, from Latin -īna, feminine of -īnus "of" or "belonging to"

Noun

 * 1)  Any of a group of cytokine proteins important in the regulation of lymphocyte function.

Translations

 * Chinese: 白細胞介素
 * Finnish: interleukiini