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urocortin

urocortin noun: a potent anorexigenic peptide of 40 amino acids.

Noun

urocortin (countable and uncountable, plural urocortins)

  1. A potent anorexigenic peptide of 40 amino acids.

Forms of urocortin

pluralurocortins

Questions about urocortin

What does urocortin mean?
Urocortin means a potent anorexigenic peptide of 40 amino acids.
What part of speech is urocortin?
Urocortin is a noun.
What is the plural of urocortin?
The plural of urocortin is urocortins.

Words near urocortin in the dictionary

  1. urocoptids
  2. urocord
  3. urocords
  4. urocordylid
  5. urocordylids
  6. urocortin
  7. urocortins
  8. urocortisone
  9. uroculture
  10. urocyanin
  11. urocyclid

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