Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adrenocorticotropic hormone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
adreno-cor-ti-cotrop-ic hor-mone
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A peptide hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland, that stimulates the secretion of other hormones

Inflected Forms

adrenocorticotropic hormones (plural) ACTH (abbreviation)

Synonyms

corticotropin corticotrophin adrenocorticotrophic hormone acth adrenocorticotropin adrenocorticotrophin

Questions

What does adrenocorticotropic hormone mean?
A peptide hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland, that stimulates the secretion of other hormones

How to pronounce adrenocorticotropic hormone

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “adrenocorticotropic hormone”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “adrenocorticotropic hormone”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “adrenocorticotropic hormone” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.