coherin

C3O1H4E1R1I1N1

noun

A peptide, isolated from the bovine neurohypophysis, capable of regulating peristaltic gastrointestinal activity.

OriginEnglish coherence ← Middle French coherence ← Latin cohaerentia →
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Meanings

nouncoherin (plural coherins)

plural coherins

  1. chemistryA peptide, isolated from the bovine neurohypophysis, capable of regulating peristaltic gastrointestinal activity.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinhaereō
  7. Latincohaereō
  8. Latincohaerēns
  9. Latincohaerentia
  10. Middle Frenchcoherence
  11. Englishcoherence
  12. Englishcoherin

From coher(ence) + -in.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

EichornchorineCrohniechorein
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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