Meanings
nounpreprohormone (plural preprohormones)
plural preprohormones
- biochemistryThe precursor of a prohormone.
Origin
By surface analysis, prepro- + hormone, or, by surface analysis, pre- + prohormone.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 前激素原
- 前激素原 (qiánjīsùyuán)precursor of a prohormone
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preprohormone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preprohormone
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“preprohormone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preprohormone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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