chalone

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any of several polypeptide hormones that reversibly inhibit mitosis in the tissues that produce them.

Similar words

granulocytic neurochondrin chimerin cytochalasin chol chignolin choriogenin choriogonin chorein human chorionic gonadotropin

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Word family

chalones