chalones

We have found lemma(root) word of chalones : chalone.

Definitions


[ˈkeɪləʊn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a substance secreted like a hormone but having the effect of inhibiting a physiological process


Phrases:

Origin:
early 20th century: from Greek khalōn ‘slackening’, present participle of khalaein, on the pattern of hormone




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