gonadotrope

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noun

A basophil that produces gonadotropin

OriginLatin tropus ← Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos) ← Proto-Indo-European *trep- →
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Meanings

noungonadotrope (plural gonadotropes)

plural gonadotropes

  1. A basophil that produces gonadotropin
  2. A gonadotropic material

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵíǵn̥h₁eti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gígnomai
  4. Ancient Greekγίγνομαι (gígnomai)
  5. Ancient Greekγονή (gonḗ)
  6. New Latingonadēs
  7. Englishgonad
  8. Englishgonado-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*trep-
  10. Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
  11. Ancient Greekτρόπος (trópos)
  12. Latintropus
  13. Englishgonadotrope

From gonado- + -trope.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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