Meanings
nounbuserelin (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
- Proto-Indo-European*tri-
- Proto-Indo-European*tritós
- Proto-Italic*tritios
- Latintertius
- Englishtert-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷous
- Ancient Greekβοῦς (boûs)
- Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*tuh₂rós
- Proto-Hellenic*tūrós
- Ancient Greekτῡρός (tūrós)
- Ancient Greekβούτῡρος (boútūros)
- Englishbut-
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishbutyl
- Englishtert-butyl
- Old Chinese絲 (*sə)der.?
- Ancient Greekσήρ (sḗr)
- Ancient Greekσηρῐκός (sērĭkós)
- Latinsēricus
- Englishserine
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
- Latinlaxus
- Latinlaxō
- Vulgar Latin*laxicāre
- Vulgar Latin*lassicāre
- Old Frenchlaschier
- Old Frenchrelaschier
- Old Frenchrelaisser
- Middle Englishrelesen
- Englishrelease
- Englishbuserelin
From (tert-)bu(tyl) + se(rine) + -relin (“LHRH release–stimulating peptide”).
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APA
buserelin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buserelin
MLA
“buserelin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buserelin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buserelin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buserelin.
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