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luteinize

luteinize verb: to promote the development of the corpus luteum.

Verb

luteinize (third-person singular simple present luteinizes, present participle luteinizing, simple past and past participle luteinized)

  1. To promote the development of the corpus luteum.

Forms of luteinize

third-person singular presentluteinizes
present participleluteinizing
past participleluteinized
pastluteinized

Origin of luteinize

From lutein + -ize.

Words formed from luteinize

Questions about luteinize

What does luteinize mean?
Luteinize means to promote the development of the corpus luteum.
What part of speech is luteinize?
Luteinize is a verb.
What is the past tense of luteinize?
The past tense of luteinize is luteinized.

Words near luteinize in the dictionary

  1. luteinising
  2. luteinising hormone
  3. luteinising hormones
  4. luteinization
  5. luteinizations
  6. luteinize
  7. luteinized
  8. luteinizes
  9. luteinizing
  10. luteinizing hormone
  11. luteins

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