THYMOSIN

thymosin

(noun) hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

thymosin (plural thymosins)

A polypeptide hormone, secreted by the thymus, that stimulates the development of T cells as part of the immune system

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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