prostaglandin noun. [prɒstǝ'glandɪn] M20.
[from PROSTATE + GLAND noun² + -IN¹.]
Biochemistry. Any of a group of cyclic fatty acids related to prostanoic acid which occur in many mammalian tissues (esp. semen) and have effects resembling those of hormones.

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