Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orexigenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: orex-i-genic
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That stimulates the appetite.

noun

Appetite stimulant

Example Sentences

"Ghrelin is a 28‐amino acid acylated peptide predominantly secreted by the stomach but also by the brain. In mammals, ghrelin stimulates both GH [growth hormone] secretion and appetite, and it is the only GI [gastrointestinal] hormone with confirmed orexigenic properties[…]."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite”) + -genic.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὄρεξις
Suffix: genic

Inflected Forms

more orexigenic (comparative) most orexigenic (superlative) orexigenics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

anorexia

Synonyms

orexigen

Antonyms

anorexigenic

Questions

What does orexigenic mean?: That stimulates the appetite.
Where does orexigenic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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