Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lactotroph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lac-totroph
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cell in the pituitary gland which produce prolactin in response to certain hormones.

Etymology

Latin: lacto- + -troph

Word Breakdown

Prefix: lacto
Suffix: troph

Inflected Forms

lactotrophs (plural)

Derived Forms

lactotrophic lactotrophin

Synonyms

lactotrope mammotroph

Questions

What does lactotroph mean?: A cell in the pituitary gland which produce prolactin in response to certain hormones.
Where does lactotroph come from?: Latin: lacto- + -troph

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