Meanings
adjective
- Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to or involving gonadotropin
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵíǵn̥h₁eti
- Proto-Hellenic*gígnomai
- Ancient Greekγίγνομαι (gígnomai)
- Ancient Greekγονή (gonḗ)
- New Latingonadēs
- Englishgonad
- Englishgonado-
- Proto-Hellenic*tʰrépʰō
- Ancient Greekτρέφω (tréphō)
- Ancient Greekτροφή (trophḗ)
- Ancient Greekτροφῐκός (trophĭkós)
- Englishgonadotrophic
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Cite this entry
APA
gonadotrophic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonadotrophic
MLA
“gonadotrophic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonadotrophic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gonadotrophic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonadotrophic.
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