Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

allatostatin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-lato-statin
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of neuropeptide hormones in insects and crustacea

Etymology

From (corpus) allatum + -statin.

Inflected Forms

allatostatins (plural)

Derived Forms

allatostatinergic

Frequently Paired Words

allatostatic allatotropin allatoregulatory

Questions

What does allatostatin mean?: Any of a class of neuropeptide hormones in insects and crustacea
Where does allatostatin come from?: From (corpus) allatum + -statin.

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