SOMATOTROPHIN

somatotropin, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, somatotrophic hormone, STH, human growth hormone, growth hormone

(noun) a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

somatotrophin (countable and uncountable, plural somatotrophins)

Alternative spelling of somatotropin

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Word of the Day

27 September 2024

IDENTIFY

(verb) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; “She identified the man on the ‘wanted’ poster”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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