prohormone

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Meaning

1. noun A substance that is a precursor to a hormone, usually having minimal hormonal effect by itself

Similar words

prehormone preproenzyme proteohormone preproinsulin preprolactin prothymosin preproprotein proinsulin progestagen proenzyme

Often followed by

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