Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opiomelanocortin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: opi-ome-lanocortin
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polypeptide, found in the pituitary gland, associated with endorphins and other hormones

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English opio- Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂ns Proto-Hellenic *mélans Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās)der. English melano- English cortin English opiomelanocortin From opio- + melano- + cortin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

opiomelanocortins (plural)

Derived Forms

proopiomelanocortin

Questions

What does opiomelanocortin mean?: A polypeptide, found in the pituitary gland, associated with endorphins and other hormones
Where does opiomelanocortin come from?: Etymology tree English opio- Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂ns Proto-Hellenic *mélans Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās)der. English melano- English cortin English opiomelanocortin From opio- + melano- + cortin.

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