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inhibin

inhibin noun: a peptide hormone, secreted by the gonads, which inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and is thus under consideration as a male contraceptive.

Noun

inhibin (countable and uncountable, plural inhibins)

  1. A peptide hormone, secreted by the gonads, which inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and is thus under consideration as a male contraceptive

Forms of inhibin

pluralinhibins

Origin of inhibin

From inhibit + -in.

Questions about inhibin

What does inhibin mean?
Inhibin means a peptide hormone, secreted by the gonads, which inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and is thus under consideration as a male contraceptive.
What part of speech is inhibin?
Inhibin is a noun.
What is the plural of inhibin?
The plural of inhibin is inhibins.

Words near inhibin in the dictionary

  1. inhiate
  2. inhiated
  3. inhiates
  4. inhiating
  5. inhiation
  6. inhibin
  7. inhibins
  8. inhibit
  9. inhibitabilities
  10. inhibitability
  11. inhibitable

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