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oxytocin

ox·y·to·cin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ok-si-toh-suh n]
    • /ˌɒk sɪˈtoʊ sən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ok-si-toh-suh n]
    • /ˌɒk sɪˈtoʊ sən/

Definitions of oxytocin word

  • noun oxytocin Biochemistry. a polypeptide hormone, produced by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that stimulates contraction of the smooth muscle of the uterus. 1
  • noun oxytocin Pharmacology. a commercial form of this substance, obtained from beef and hog pituitary glands or especially by synthesis, and used chiefly in obstetrics to induce labor and to control postnatal hemorrhage. 1
  • noun oxytocin a polypeptide hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland, that stimulates contractions of the uterus or oviduct and ejection of milk in mammals; alphahypophame: used therapeutically for aiding childbirth. Formula: C43H68N12O12S2 0
  • noun oxytocin a hormone, C43H66N12O12S2, of the posterior pituitary gland, that stimulates contractions in the smooth muscle of the uterus and facilitates the secretion of milk 0

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Origin of oxytocin

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; oxytoc(ic) + -in2

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Parts of speech for Oxytocin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

oxytocin popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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