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kisspeptin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
kisspeptin
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protein-coupled ligand that plays a role in puberty

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after the gene KISS1, itself named after the confectionery Hershey's Kisses because it was discovered in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Usage

Inflected Forms

kisspeptins (plural)

Derived Forms

kisspeptinergic

Synonyms

metastin

Questions

What does kisspeptin mean?
A protein-coupled ligand that plays a role in puberty
Where does kisspeptin come from?
Named after the gene KISS1, itself named after the confectionery Hershey's Kisses because it was discovered in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

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