Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trophic hormone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: troph-ic hor-mone
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hormone that acts upon non-endocrine organs and tissues for the purposes of promoting cellular growth, differentiation, and survival. Often confused with tropic hormones.

Inflected Forms

trophic hormones (plural)

Questions

What does trophic hormone mean?: A hormone that acts upon non-endocrine organs and tissues for the purposes of promoting cellular growth, differentiation, and survival. Often confused with tropic hormones.

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