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ceruletide

ceruletide noun: an oligopeptide that stimulates smooth muscle and increases digestive secretions.

Noun

ceruletide (uncountable)

  1. An oligopeptide that stimulates smooth muscle and increases digestive secretions.
    Synonyms:
    cerulein, caerulein

Synonyms of ceruletide

Origin of ceruletide

From [Term?][Term?] + -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”).

Questions about ceruletide

What does ceruletide mean?
Ceruletide means an oligopeptide that stimulates smooth muscle and increases digestive secretions.
What part of speech is ceruletide?
Ceruletide is a noun.

Words near ceruletide in the dictionary

  1. cerulenin
  2. ceruleocortical
  3. ceruleous
  4. cerulescence
  5. cerulescent
  6. ceruletide
  7. ceruleum
  8. Cerulli
  9. Cerullis
  10. Cerullo
  11. Cerullos

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