autacoid

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noun

A hormone or similar compound that has a short-term, local effect

Similar
autocoid
OriginAncient Greek ἄκος →
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Meanings

nounautacoid (plural autacoids)

plural autacoids

  1. biochemistryA hormone or similar compound that has a short-term, local effect

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification

Similar
autocoid
Broader
secretion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἄκος“remedy”
  2. Englishautacoid

From aut- + Ancient Greek ἄκος (ákos, “remedy”) + -oid.

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APA

autacoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autacoid

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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