Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gastrotropin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gas-trotropin
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cytoplasmic, hydrophobic ligand-binding protein which stimulates gastric acid and pepsinogen secretion

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"One more of them, gastrotropin from various species, is reported to crystallize with 2 molecules of other natural ligands per protein molecule."

Etymology

From gastro- + -trope + -in.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does gastrotropin mean?: A cytoplasmic, hydrophobic ligand-binding protein which stimulates gastric acid and pepsinogen secretion
Where does gastrotropin come from?: From gastro- + -trope + -in.

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