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prolactin

/pɹoʊˈlæktɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
pro-lactin
IPA
/pɹoʊˈlæktɪn/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pro- (from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”)) + lact- (variation of lacto-, from Latin lac (“milk”)) + -in (modification of -ine).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹoʊˈlæktɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

prolactins (plural)

Derived Forms

macroprolactin preprolactin prolactinemia prolactinic prolactinoma

Synonyms

lactotropin luteotropic hormone luteotropin mammotropin lactogenic hormone

Rhymes With

actin acton

Questions

How do you pronounce prolactin?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹoʊˈlæktɪn/.
What does prolactin mean?
A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.
Where does prolactin come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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