What it means
- (noun) An amine, C5H9N3, formed by decarboxylation of histidine, that causes dilatation of capillaries, contraction of smooth muscle, and stimulation of gastric acid secretion; it is released during allergic reactions.
Letter analysis
- Histamine contains 9 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 14.
Related words
Other 9-letter words
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- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
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Words starting with HIS
- his
- hiss
- hissed
- hisses
- hissing
- histamines
- histogram
- histograms
- historian
- historians
- historic
- historical
- historically
- histories
- history
- histrionic
- histrionics
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Words ending with INE
Sub-words
- thiamine
- animist
- anthems
- atheism
- inmates
- thiamin
- anthem
- hasten
- inmate
- inseam
- isthmi
- mantes
- mantis
- matins
- simian
- stamen
- theism
- anime
- anise
- antes
- antis
- ashen
- emits
- haste
- hates
- heats
- heist
- hints
- inset
- items
- mains
- manes
- manse
- mates
- means
- meant
- meats
- miens
- mines
- minis
- mints
- mites
- names
- neath
- nites
- saint
- saith
- satin
- shame
- shine
- smite
- smith
- stain
- steam
- stein
- tames
- teams
- thine
- thins
Common questions
What does Histamine mean?
An amine, C5H9N3, formed by decarboxylation of histidine, that causes dilatation of capillaries, contraction of smooth muscle, and stimulation of gastric acid secretion; it is released during allergic reactions.
How many letters are in Histamine?
Histamine has 9 letters.
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