cromolyn

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cromolyn (countable and uncountable, plural cromolyns)

  1. (pharmacology) A chemical substance, acting as a mast cell stabilizer.
    • 2006, Journal of the National Cancer Institute:
      Two distinct anti-allergic drugs, amlexanox and cromolyn, bind to the same kinds of calcium binding proteins, except calmodulin, in bovine lung extract.

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