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cholecystokinin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
chole-cys-tokinin
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein.

Etymology

From cholecysto- + kinin.

Inflected Forms

cholecystokinins (plural)

Derived Forms

anticholecystokinin cholecystokininergic

Frequently Paired Words

cholecystokinase cholecystokinetic

Synonyms

CCK CCK-PZ

Questions

What does cholecystokinin mean?
Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein.
Where does cholecystokinin come from?
From cholecysto- + kinin.

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