Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyhormonal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-hor-mon-al
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Involving or relating to more than one hormone.

Example Sentences

"Many in vitro differentiation protocols generate polyhormonal endocrine cells that co-express insulin, glucagon and the transcription factor Aristaless Related Homeobox (ARX)."

Etymology

From poly- + hormonal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly

Questions

What does polyhormonal mean?: Involving or relating to more than one hormone.
Where does polyhormonal come from?: From poly- + hormonal.

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