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adrenocorticotropin

adrenocorticotropin noun: an adrenocorticotropic hormone that is a polypeptide secreted by the anterior pituitary.

Noun

adrenocorticotropin (uncountable)

  1. An adrenocorticotropic hormone that is a polypeptide secreted by the anterior pituitary

Questions about adrenocorticotropin

What does adrenocorticotropin mean?
Adrenocorticotropin means an adrenocorticotropic hormone that is a polypeptide secreted by the anterior pituitary.
What part of speech is adrenocorticotropin?
Adrenocorticotropin is a noun.

Words near adrenocorticotropin in the dictionary

  1. adrenocorticotrophic
  2. adrenocorticotrophin
  3. adrenocorticotropic
  4. adrenocorticotropic hormone
  5. adrenocorticotropic hormones
  6. adrenocorticotropin
  7. adrenodoxin
  8. adrenodoxins
  9. adrenogenic
  10. adrenogenital
  11. adrenogenital syndrome

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