-kin-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kin"

English

Alternative forms

• -ki- before the suffix -xi- or -zu-

Etymology

From interleukin.

Affix

-kin-

1. (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody that targets interleukins

Derived terms

• canakinumab
• ustekinumab

Related terms

• -mab is the base suffix common to all monoclonal antibodies. (See that entry for full paradigm.)

Anagrams

• -nik, Nik, ink