nafarelin

N1A1F4A1R1E1L1I1N1
US/ˌnæf.əˈɹɛl.ɪn/

noun

An agonist of gonadotropin-releasing hormone.

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

nounnafarelin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAn agonist of gonadotropin-releasing hormone.

Origin

  1. Akkadiannapṭumbor.?
  2. Old Persian*naftah
  3. Ancient Greekνάφθα (náphtha)
  4. Latinnaphtha
  5. Englishnaphth(a)
  6. Englishnaphthalene
  7. Proto-Italic*wre-
  8. Latinre-
  9. Old Frenchre-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
  12. Latinlaxus
  13. Latinlaxō
  14. Vulgar Latin*laxicāre
  15. Vulgar Latin*lassicāre
  16. Old Frenchlaschier
  17. Old Frenchrelaschier
  18. Old Frenchrelaisser
  19. Middle Englishrelesen
  20. Englishrelease
  21. Englishnafarelin

From naph(th)a(lene) + -relin (“LHRH release–stimulating peptide”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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