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bombesin

bombesin noun: a neural oligopeptide that stimulates the release of gastrin.

Noun

bombesin (countable and uncountable, plural bombesins)

  1. A neural oligopeptide that stimulates the release of gastrin

Forms of bombesin

pluralbombesins

Questions about bombesin

What does bombesin mean?
Bombesin means a neural oligopeptide that stimulates the release of gastrin.
What part of speech is bombesin?
Bombesin is a noun.
What is the plural of bombesin?
The plural of bombesin is bombesins.

Words near bombesin in the dictionary

  1. bomberino
  2. bomberman
  3. bombermen
  4. bombers
  5. bombes
  6. bombesin
  7. bombesins
  8. bombic
  9. bombic acid
  10. bombiccite
  11. bombiculture

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