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proopiomelanocortic

proopiomelanocortic adjective: of or pertaining to proopiomelanocortin.

Adjective

proopiomelanocortic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to proopiomelanocortin.

Origin of proopiomelanocortic

From pro- + opio- + melano- + cortex + -ic.

Questions about proopiomelanocortic

What does proopiomelanocortic mean?
Proopiomelanocortic means of or pertaining to proopiomelanocortin.
What part of speech is proopiomelanocortic?
Proopiomelanocortic is an adjective.

Words near proopiomelanocortic in the dictionary

  1. proompter
  2. proompters
  3. proompting
  4. proompts
  5. prooncogenic
  6. proopiomelanocortic
  7. proopiomelanocortin
  8. proopiomelanocortins
  9. Proosian
  10. Proosians
  11. proosteoblastic

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