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chalone

UK/ˈkæ.ləʊn/

chalone noun: any of several polypeptide hormones that reversibly inhibit mitosis in the tissues that produce them.

Noun

chalone (plural chalones)

  1. Any of several polypeptide hormones that reversibly inhibit mitosis in the tissues that produce them.

chalone meaning in Tamil

chalone in Tamil

புத்தழுத்தி

Forms of chalone

pluralchalones

Origin of chalone

From Ancient Greek χαλῶν (khalôn), present participle of χαλάω (khaláō, “to slacken”).

Words formed from chalone

Questions about chalone

What does chalone mean?
Chalone means any of several polypeptide hormones that reversibly inhibit mitosis in the tissues that produce them.
What is chalone in Tamil?
Chalone in Tamil is புத்தழுத்தி. See Chalone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chalone?
Chalone is a noun.
How do you pronounce chalone?
Chalone is pronounced /ˈkæ.ləʊn/ (UK).
What is the plural of chalone?
The plural of chalone is chalones.

Words near chalone in the dictionary

  1. Chalmettian
  2. Chalmettians
  3. Chalobah
  4. chalon
  5. Chalon-sur-Saône
  6. chalone
  7. Chaloner
  8. chalones
  9. chalonic
  10. chalons
  11. chalorous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chalone (page history and authors); chalone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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