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salcatonin

US/ˌsæl.kəˈtoʊ.nɪn/

salcatonin noun: a calcitonin hormone present in salmon.

Noun

salcatonin (uncountable)

  1. A calcitonin hormone present in salmon.

Origin of salcatonin

From sal(mon) + ca(lci)tonin.

Questions about salcatonin

What does salcatonin mean?
Salcatonin means a calcitonin hormone present in salmon.
What part of speech is salcatonin?
Salcatonin is a noun.
How do you pronounce salcatonin?
Salcatonin is pronounced /ˌsæl.kəˈtoʊ.nɪn/ (US).

Words near salcatonin in the dictionary

  1. salband
  2. salbands
  3. salbostatin
  4. salbutamol
  5. salbutamol sulphate
  6. salcatonin
  7. Salce
  8. Salcea
  9. Salceda
  10. Salcedas
  11. Salcedo

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