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allatostatin

allatostatin noun: any of a class of neuropeptide hormones in insects and crustacea.

Noun

allatostatin (plural allatostatins)

  1. Any of a class of neuropeptide hormones in insects and crustacea

Forms of allatostatin

pluralallatostatins

Origin of allatostatin

From (corpus) allatum + -statin.

Words formed from allatostatin

Questions about allatostatin

What does allatostatin mean?
Allatostatin means any of a class of neuropeptide hormones in insects and crustacea.
What part of speech is allatostatin?
Allatostatin is a noun.
What is the plural of allatostatin?
The plural of allatostatin is allatostatins.

Words near allatostatin in the dictionary

  1. allatives
  2. allativity
  3. Allatoona
  4. allatoregulatory
  5. allatostatic
  6. allatostatin
  7. allatostatinergic
  8. allatostatins
  9. allatotropic
  10. allatotropin
  11. allatotropins

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