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growth hormone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
growth hor-mone
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polypeptide hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland in many animals including humans, that promotes growth and regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A polypeptide hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland in many animals including humans, that promotes growth and regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A synthetic substance that produces similar effects in the body:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A synthetic substance that produces similar effects in the body:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A synthetic substance that produces similar effects in the body:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A synthetic substance that produces similar effects in the body:

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

growth hormones (plural) GH (abbreviation)

Derived Forms

GH

Phrases

bovine growth hormone human growth hormone recombinant bovine growth hormone recombinant growth hormone recombinant human growth hormone growth factor

Frequently Paired Words

growth factor

Synonyms

GH somatotropin somatotrophin somatotropic hormone somatotrophic hormone sth human growth hormone

Questions

What does growth hormone mean?
A polypeptide hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland in many animals including humans, that promotes growth and regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids.

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