Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghrelinergic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ghre-lin-er-gic
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the activity or function of the ghrelin hormone

Example Sentences

"Together, these results described for the first time in fish the mapping of preproghrelin and ghrelin receptor ghs-r1a in brain and gastrointestinal tract of goldfish, and provide the first evidence for a daily regulation of both genes expression in such locations, suggesting a possible connection between the ghrelinergic and circadian systems in teleosts."

Etymology

From ghrelin + -ergic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ghrelin

Questions

What does ghrelinergic mean?: Relating to the activity or function of the ghrelin hormone
Where does ghrelinergic come from?: From ghrelin + -ergic.

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