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pentagastrin

pentagastrin noun: a synthetic polypeptide that has effects like gastrin when given parenterally.

Noun

pentagastrin (countable and uncountable, plural pentagastrins)

  1. A synthetic polypeptide that has effects like gastrin when given parenterally.

Forms of pentagastrin

pluralpentagastrins

Origin of pentagastrin

From penta- + gastrin.

Questions about pentagastrin

What does pentagastrin mean?
Pentagastrin means a synthetic polypeptide that has effects like gastrin when given parenterally.
What part of speech is pentagastrin?
Pentagastrin is a noun.
What is the plural of pentagastrin?
The plural of pentagastrin is pentagastrins.

Words near pentagastrin in the dictionary

  1. pentagalloyl
  2. pentagalloylglucose
  3. pentagamist
  4. pentagamists
  5. pentagamy
  6. pentagastrin
  7. pentagastrins
  8. pentagenarian
  9. pentagenarians
  10. pentagestrone
  11. pentaglot

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