somatotropin

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noun

Synonym of growth hormone.

Similar
growth hormonesomatotrophinsomatotropic hormonesomatotrophic hormoneSTHhuman growth hormone
OriginAncient Greek τροπῐκός (tropĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *trep- ← English somato- →
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Meanings

nounsomatotropin (countable and uncountable, plural somatotropins)

plural somatotropins · alternative somatotrophin · alternative somatotropine

  1. countableuncountablebiologySynonym of growth hormone.

    Synonyms: growth hormone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of growth hormone.

Similar
growth hormone

More synonyms by meaning

nouna hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans

Similar
somatotrophinsomatotropic hormonesomatotrophic hormoneSTHhuman growth hormonegrowth hormone
Broader
hormoneendocrineinternal secretion
Also see
growth hormone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  6. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  7. Ancient Greekσῶμᾰ (sômă)
  8. Englishsomato-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*trep-
  10. Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
  11. Ancient Greekτροπή (tropḗ)
  12. Ancient Greekτροπῐκός (tropĭkós)
  13. Englishsomatotropin

From somato- + -tropin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

protostomian
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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