Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autocrine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
au-tocrine
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a hormone, neuropeptide, etc.: acting on the cell that produced it.

Example Sentences

Derived Forms

autocrinally nonautocrine

Frequently Paired Words

endocrine exocrine heterocrine paracrine

Synonyms

autocrinal autocrinous

Questions

What does autocrine mean?
Of a hormone, neuropeptide, etc.: acting on the cell that produced it.

How to pronounce autocrine

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