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melanocortin

melanocortin noun: any of a group of pituitary peptide hormones.

Noun

melanocortin (plural melanocortins)

  1. Any of a group of pituitary peptide hormones

Forms of melanocortin

pluralmelanocortins

Questions about melanocortin

What does melanocortin mean?
Melanocortin means any of a group of pituitary peptide hormones.
What part of speech is melanocortin?
Melanocortin is a noun.
What is the plural of melanocortin?
The plural of melanocortin is melanocortins.

Words near melanocortin in the dictionary

  1. melanochroous
  2. melanocomous
  3. melanocompetent
  4. melanocompromised
  5. melanocortic
  6. melanocortin
  7. melanocortinergic
  8. melanocortins
  9. melanocratic
  10. melanocrocin
  11. melanocyte

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