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melatonergic

melatonergic adjective: that directly modulates the melatonin system in the body or brain.

Adjective

melatonergic (not comparable)

  1. That directly modulates the melatonin system in the body or brain.

Noun

melatonergic (plural melatonergics)

  1. Any melatonergic drug or agent.

Forms of melatonergic

Adjective
alternative formmelatoninergic
Noun
pluralmelatonergics

Origin of melatonergic

From melatonin + -ergic.

Questions about melatonergic

What does melatonergic mean?
Melatonergic means that directly modulates the melatonin system in the body or brain.
What part of speech is melatonergic?
Melatonergic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near melatonergic in the dictionary

  1. melastomataceous
  2. melastome
  3. melastomes
  4. melasus
  5. melasyenite
  6. melatonergic
  7. melatonergics
  8. melatonin
  9. melatoninergic
  10. melatonins
  11. melatope

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