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

21 February 2025

RESTORATION

(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; “the restoration looked exactly like the original”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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