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adipokinin

adipokinin noun: a hormone, from the anterior pituitary, that aids the mobilization of fat stored in adipose tissue.

Noun

adipokinin (plural adipokinins)

  1. A hormone, from the anterior pituitary, that aids the mobilization of fat stored in adipose tissue

Forms of adipokinin

pluraladipokinins

Origin of adipokinin

Blend of adipose + kinin.

Questions about adipokinin

What does adipokinin mean?
Adipokinin means a hormone, from the anterior pituitary, that aids the mobilization of fat stored in adipose tissue.
What part of speech is adipokinin?
Adipokinin is a noun.
What is the plural of adipokinin?
The plural of adipokinin is adipokinins.

Words near adipokinin in the dictionary

  1. adipokine
  2. adipokines
  3. adipokinesis
  4. adipokinetic
  5. adipokinic
  6. adipokinin
  7. adipokinins
  8. adipolin
  9. adipolysis
  10. adipolytic
  11. adipoma

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