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protropin

protropin noun: a polypeptide growth hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; a synthetic version used medicinally.

Noun

protropin (uncountable)

  1. A polypeptide growth hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; a synthetic version used medicinally

Origin of protropin

From pro- + tropin?

Questions about protropin

What does protropin mean?
Protropin means a polypeptide growth hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; a synthetic version used medicinally.
What part of speech is protropin?
Protropin is a noun.

Words near protropin in the dictionary

  1. protreptics
  2. protriaene
  3. protriaenes
  4. protriptyline
  5. protron
  6. protropin
  7. protruberance
  8. protruberances
  9. protruberant
  10. protrudable
  11. protrude

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