inhibin

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noun

A peptide hormone, secreted by the gonads, which inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and is thus under consideration as a male contraceptive

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Meanings

nouninhibin (countable and uncountable, plural inhibins)

plural inhibins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA peptide hormone, secreted by the gonads, which inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and is thus under consideration as a male contraceptive

Origin

From inhibit + -in.

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Translations

Italian inibina
  • inibinapeptide hormone
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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