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ghrelin

ghre·lin

US/ˈɡɹɛlɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a hormone produced by stomach cells

  • “ghrelin is thought to increase feelings of hunger”

Origin

From g(rowth) h(ormone)-rel(easing peptide) + -in (suffix forming names of chemical compounds), influenced by Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”): see the December 1999 quotation.

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