triptorelin

T1R1I1P3T1O1R1E1L1I1N1

noun

A decapeptide that is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist.

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

nountriptorelin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA decapeptide that is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist.

Origin

  1. GermanTryptophan
  2. Englishtryptophan
  3. Proto-Italic*wre-
  4. Latinre-
  5. Old Frenchre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
  8. Latinlaxus
  9. Latinlaxō
  10. Vulgar Latin*laxicāre
  11. Vulgar Latin*lassicāre
  12. Old Frenchlaschier
  13. Old Frenchrelaschier
  14. Old Frenchrelaisser
  15. Middle Englishrelesen
  16. Englishrelease
  17. Englishtriptorelin

From trypto(phan) + -relin (“LHRH release–stimulating peptide”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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