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chalone
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[ˈkeɪləʊn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a substance secreted like a hormone but having the effect of inhibiting a physiological process
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Origin
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early 20th century: from Greek khalōn ‘slackening’, present participle of khalaein, on the pattern of hormone
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