Etymology

allocrine

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Today it means: Relating to or denoting foreign hormones being taken up and eliciting a response in an organism (for example, hormones in breast milk.) Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄλλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄλλος
  2. English todayallocrine

From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos) + κρίνω (krínō, “separate”). First attested in the late 20th century.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἄλλος all →

allergyallosaurusallochthonousallochlorophyllallodoxaphobiaallopatryallophylicalloscutumallostasisallotrope

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