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leptins

leptins is the plural of leptin.

Meaning of leptin

Noun

leptin (countable and uncountable, plural leptins)

  1. A protein hormone produced in adipose tissue; it plays a role in regulating appetite and metabolism.
    • If we could control leptin, then presumably we could help people to control their weight.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 171

Questions about leptins

What is leptins the plural of?
Leptins is the plural of leptin.

Words near leptins in the dictionary

  1. leptinaemia
  2. leptinemia
  3. leptinemic
  4. leptinergic
  5. Leptines
  6. leptins
  7. Leptis Magna
  8. lepto
  9. lepto-
  10. leptocardian
  11. leptocardians

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