scotophobin

sco·to·pho·bin

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skoh-tuh-foh-bin]
- /ˌskoʊ təˈfoʊ bɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skoh-tuh-foh-bin]
- /ˌskoʊ təˈfoʊ bɪn/

Definitions of scotophobin word

noun scotophobin a peptide isolated from the brains of rats conditioned to avoid darkness, alleged to induce a dark-avoidance response in untrained rats, mice, and other animals. 1
noun scotophobin a peptide produced in the brain of laboratory rats conditioned to have a fear of darkness: it is claimed that such a fear may be transferred to unconditioned rats by injection of the peptide, thus providing evidence for the theory that memory has a chemical basis 0

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Parts of speech for Scotophobin

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scotophobin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

scotophobin usage trend in Literature

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