Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

secretin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: se-cretin
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A peptide hormone, secreted by the duodenum, that serves to regulate its acidity

Etymology

From secrete + -in?

Word Breakdown

Suffix: secrete

Inflected Forms

secretins (plural)

Derived Forms

hypocretin liposecretin prosecretin

Questions

What does secretin mean?: A peptide hormone, secreted by the duodenum, that serves to regulate its acidity
Where does secretin come from?: From secrete + -in?

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