histrelin

H4I1S1T1R1E1L1I1N1

noun

A nonapeptide analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone with added potency.

OriginEnglish release ← Middle English relesen ← Old French relaisser →
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Meanings

nounhistrelin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA nonapeptide analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone with added potency.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekῐ̔στός (hĭstós)
  3. Englishhisto-
  4. Englishhistidine
  5. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  7. Englishhistidyl
  8. Proto-Italic*wre-
  9. Latinre-
  10. Old Frenchre-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
  13. Latinlaxus
  14. Latinlaxō
  15. Vulgar Latin*laxicāre
  16. Vulgar Latin*lassicāre
  17. Old Frenchlaschier
  18. Old Frenchrelaschier
  19. Old Frenchrelaisser
  20. Middle Englishrelesen
  21. Englishrelease
  22. Englishhistrelin

From hist(idyl) + -relin (“LHRH release–stimulating peptide”).

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histrelin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histrelin

MLA

“histrelin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histrelin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “histrelin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/histrelin.

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