Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gonadotropic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
go-nadotrop-ic
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That stimulates, or promotes the growth of the gonads

adj

Of, pertaining to, or similar in function to gonadotropin

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁eti Proto-Hellenic *gígnomai Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) New Latin gonadēsbor. English gonad Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English gonado- Proto-Indo-European *trep-der. Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō) ▲ Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροπή (tropḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τροπῐκός (tropĭkós)bor. English -tropic English gonadotropic From gonado- + -tropic.

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What does gonadotropic mean?
That stimulates, or promotes the growth of the gonads
Where does gonadotropic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁eti Proto-Hellenic *gígnomai Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) New Latin gonadēsbor. English gonad Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English gonado- Proto-Indo-European *trep-der. Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō) ▲ Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροπή (tropḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τροπῐκός (tropĭkós)bor. English -tropic English gonadotropic From gonado- + -tropic.

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