lipotropin
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A pituitary hormone that promotes the metabolism of fat, and is a precursor to the endorphins.
Etymology
Inflected Forms
lipotropins (plural)
LPH (abbreviation)
Phrases
β-lipotropin
γ-lipotropin