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gastrin

gas·trin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gas-trin]
    • /ˈgæs trɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gas-trin]
    • /ˈgæs trɪn/

Definitions of gastrin word

  • noun gastrin a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice. 1
  • noun gastrin A hormone that stimulates secretion of gastric juice, and is secreted into the bloodstream by the stomach wall in response to the presence of food. 1
  • noun gastrin a polypeptide hormone secreted by the stomach: stimulates secretion of gastric juice 0
  • noun gastrin a polypeptide hormone secreted in the stomach, that stimulates production of gastric juice 0

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Origin of gastrin

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; gastr- + -in2

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Parts of speech for Gastrin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gastrin popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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