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noun
Any of a group of pentapeptide endorphins that have opiate-like effects
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
an endorphin having opiate qualities that occurs in the brain and spinal cord and elsewhere
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: endorphin
History
From Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “brain”) + -in.
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