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prehormone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-hor-mone
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A substance secreted by glandular tissue that has little or no significant biological activity, but is converted in peripheral tissues into an active hormone.

Etymology

From pre- + hormone.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

prehormones (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

prohormone

Questions

What does prehormone mean?
A substance secreted by glandular tissue that has little or no significant biological activity, but is converted in peripheral tissues into an active hormone.
Where does prehormone come from?
From pre- + hormone.

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