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lypressin

lypressin noun: the synthetic hormone lysine vasopressin (LVP) that is a form of the naturally occurring antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) found in pigs.

Noun

lypressin (uncountable)

  1. The synthetic hormone lysine vasopressin (LVP) that is a form of the naturally occurring antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) found in pigs.

Origin of lypressin

Blend of lysine + vasopressin.

Questions about lypressin

What does lypressin mean?
Lypressin means the synthetic hormone lysine vasopressin (LVP) that is a form of the naturally occurring antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) found in pigs.
What part of speech is lypressin?
Lypressin is a noun.

Words near lypressin in the dictionary

  1. lypophosphoglycan
  2. lypopolysaccharide
  3. lypothymia
  4. lypothymias
  5. Lypovets
  6. lypressin
  7. LYPs
  8. Lyptsi
  9. lypusid
  10. lypusids
  11. lyra

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