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exorphins

exorphins is the plural of exorphin.

Meaning of exorphin

Noun

exorphin (plural exorphins)

  1. Any compound, formed outside of the brain, that interacts with opiate receptors; especially any of a range of peptides, formed during the metabolism of gluten, that are thought to disrupt brain function in autistic children.

Questions about exorphins

What is exorphins the plural of?
Exorphins is the plural of exorphin.

Words near exorphins in the dictionary

  1. exorotation
  2. exorotations
  3. exorphin
  4. exorphine
  5. exorphines
  6. exorphins
  7. exors
  8. exorsexism
  9. exorsexist
  10. exoscience
  11. exoscope

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