HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of leuenkephalin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An endogenous opioid peptide neurotransmitter found naturally in the brains of many animals, including humans; one of the two forms of enkephalin (the other being metenkephalin).

uncountable

Examples

“PRO, an endogenous opioid itself, is also the precursor of the opiate neuropeptides metenkephalin and leuenkephalin.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

Learn this word in context

See leuenkephalin used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course