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protropin

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: P R AA1 T R AH0 P IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: P R OW0 T R OW1 P IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A polypeptide growth hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; a synthetic version used medicinally

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

trade name of a synthetic human growth hormone given to children deficient in the hormone; use by athletes and weightlifters is banned

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: somatotropin, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, somatotrophic hormone, STH, human growth hormone, growth hormone

History

Etymology

From pro- + tropin?