azetirelin

A1Z10E1T1I1R1E1L1I1N1

noun

A drug that is a thyrotropin-releasing hormone analogue.

OriginEnglish release ← Middle English relesen ← Old French relaisser →
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Meanings

nounazetirelin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA drug that is a thyrotropin-releasing hormone analogue.

Origin

  1. Englishazetidine
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  4. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  5. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  9. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  10. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  11. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  12. Englishthyroid
  13. Englishthyro-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*trep-
  15. Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
  16. Ancient Greekτροπή (tropḗ)
  17. Ancient Greekτροπῐκός (tropĭkós)
  18. Englishthyrotropin
  19. Proto-Italic*wre-
  20. Latinre-
  21. Old Frenchre-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
  24. Latinlaxus
  25. Latinlaxō
  26. Vulgar Latin*laxicāre
  27. Vulgar Latin*lassicāre
  28. Old Frenchlaschier
  29. Old Frenchrelaschier
  30. Old Frenchrelaisser
  31. Middle Englishrelesen
  32. Englishrelease
  33. Englishazetirelin

From aze(tidine) + -tirelin (“thyrotropin releasing hormone analog”).

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APA

azetirelin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azetirelin

MLA

“azetirelin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azetirelin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “azetirelin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azetirelin.

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