Meanings
noungonadorelin (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵíǵn̥h₁eti
- Proto-Hellenic*gígnomai
- Ancient Greekγίγνομαι (gígnomai)
- Ancient Greekγονή (gonḗ)
- New Latingonadēs
- Englishgonad
- Englishgonado-
- Proto-Indo-European*trep-
- Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
- Ancient Greekτρόπος (trópos)
- Latintropus
- Englishgonadotrope
- Englishgonado-
- Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
- Ancient Greekτροπή (tropḗ)
- Ancient Greekτροπῐκός (tropĭkós)
- Englishgonadotropin
- 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
- Englishgonadorelin
From gonado(tropin) + -relin (“LHRH release–stimulating peptide”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
gonadorelin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonadorelin
MLA
“gonadorelin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonadorelin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gonadorelin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonadorelin.
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