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melanostatin

melanostatin noun: melanocyte-inhibiting factor (an endogenous peptide fragment derived from cleavage of the hormone oxytocin).

Noun

melanostatin (usually uncountable, plural melanostatins)

  1. (usually) Melanocyte-inhibiting factor (an endogenous peptide fragment derived from cleavage of the hormone oxytocin).

Forms of melanostatin

pluralmelanostatins

Questions about melanostatin

What does melanostatin mean?
Melanostatin means melanocyte-inhibiting factor (an endogenous peptide fragment derived from cleavage of the hormone oxytocin).
What part of speech is melanostatin?
Melanostatin is a noun.
What is the plural of melanostatin?
The plural of melanostatin is melanostatins.

Words near melanostatin in the dictionary

  1. melanosperm
  2. melanospermous
  3. melanosperms
  4. melanosphere
  5. melanospheres
  6. melanostatin
  7. melanostatins
  8. melanostibite
  9. melanotaeniid
  10. melanotaeniids
  11. melanotekite

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