somatotropin
somatotropin · somatotropins
Synonym of growth hormoneSynonym of growth hormone.
US/sˌoʊmətˈɑtɹəpɪn/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Synonym of growth hormone.
a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
Forms
plural: somatotropinsSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans:somatotrophinsomatotropic hormonesomatotrophic hormoneSTHhuman growth hormonegrowth hormone
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedsomatotropinoma
Derivedsomatorelin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable