allocrine

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adjective

Relating to or denoting foreign hormones being taken up and eliciting a response in an organism (for example, hormones in breast milk.)

OriginAncient Greek ἄλλος →
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Meanings

adjectiveallocrine (comparative more allocrine, superlative most allocrine)

comparative more allocrine · superlative most allocrine

  1. medicineRelating to or denoting foreign hormones being taken up and eliciting a response in an organism (for example, hormones in breast milk.)

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἄλλος
  2. Englishallocrine

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

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Anagrams

collinearcorallineCorinellaCollerina
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APA

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MLA

“allocrine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allocrine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allocrine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allocrine.

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