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prolactins

prolactins is the plural of prolactin.

Meaning of prolactin

Noun

prolactin (usually uncountable, plural prolactins)

  1. (usually) A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.
    • Men get a dose of the hormone prolactin after orgasm and this acts as a sedative.2019, Sara Pascoe, Sex Power Money
    Synonyms:
    lactotropin, luteotropic hormone, luteotropin, mammotropin

Questions about prolactins

What is prolactins the plural of?
Prolactins is the plural of prolactin.

Words near prolactins in the dictionary

  1. prolactinemia
  2. prolactinemias
  3. prolactinoma
  4. prolactinomas
  5. prolactinomata
  6. prolactins
  7. prolactostatin
  8. prolamellar
  9. prolamin
  10. prolamine
  11. prolamines

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