Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

melanocyte-stimulating hormone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: melanocyte-s-tim-u-lat-ing hor-mone
IPA

43

Scrabble Score

28

Letters

7

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of peptide hormones released by the pituitary gland that are involved in regulating the production of melanin.

Inflected Forms

melanocyte-stimulating hormones (plural)

Synonyms

MSH melanotropin

Questions

What does melanocyte-stimulating hormone mean?: Any of a class of peptide hormones released by the pituitary gland that are involved in regulating the production of melanin.

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