Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pituitrin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pi-tu-itrin
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extract of bovine posterior pituitary hormones (i.e. oxytocin and vasopressin) formerly used in obstetrics to induce labour and to treat postpartum haemorrhage.

Uncountable

Etymology

From a proprietary name, from pituitary.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does pituitrin mean?: An extract of bovine posterior pituitary hormones (i.e. oxytocin and vasopressin) formerly used in obstetrics to induce labour and to treat postpartum haemorrhage.
Where does pituitrin come from?: From a proprietary name, from pituitary.

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