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proghrelin

proghrelin noun: any of a class of peptides produced by ghrelin cells of the gastric mucosa.

Noun

proghrelin (plural proghrelins)

  1. Any of a class of peptides produced by ghrelin cells of the gastric mucosa

Forms of proghrelin

pluralproghrelins

Origin of proghrelin

From pro- + ghrelin.

Words formed from proghrelin

Questions about proghrelin

What does proghrelin mean?
Proghrelin means any of a class of peptides produced by ghrelin cells of the gastric mucosa.
What part of speech is proghrelin?
Proghrelin is a noun.
What is the plural of proghrelin?
The plural of proghrelin is proghrelins.

Words near proghrelin in the dictionary

  1. progging
  2. proggins
  3. proggy
  4. proghead
  5. progheads
  6. proghrelin
  7. proghrelins
  8. ProgID
  9. ProgIDs
  10. progie
  11. proglacial

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