AUTACOID

autacoid, autocoid

(noun) any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

autacoid (plural autacoids)

(biochemistry) A hormone or similar compound that has a short-term, local effect

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

20 December 2024

FIDDLE

(verb) commit fraud and steal from one’s employer; “We found out that she had been fiddling for years”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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