luteinize

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verb

To promote the development of the corpus luteum.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

verbluteinize (third-person singular simple present luteinizes, present participle luteinizing, simple past and past participle luteinized)

present singular third person luteinizes · participle present luteinizing · participle past luteinized · past luteinized

  1. To promote the development of the corpus luteum.

Origin

  1. Latinluteus
  2. Englishlutein
  3. Englishluteinize

From lutein + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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