Meanings
adjectivegonadotropic (not comparable)
- not comparableThat stimulates, or promotes the growth of the gonads
Near-synonym: gonadotrophic
Synonyms: gonadotrophic
- not comparableOf, pertaining to, or similar in function to gonadotropin
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThat stimulates, or promotes the growth of the gonads
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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-Indo-European*trep-
- Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
- Ancient Greekτροπή (tropḗ)
- Ancient Greekτροπῐκός (tropĭkós)
- Englishgonadotropic
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with gonadotropic
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APA
gonadotropic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonadotropic
MLA
“gonadotropic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonadotropic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gonadotropic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonadotropic.
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