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second messenger

sec·ond mes·sen·ger
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sek-uh nd mes-uh n-jer]
    • /ˈsɛk ənd ˈmɛs ən dʒər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sek-uh nd mes-uh n-jer]
    • /ˈsɛk ənd ˈmɛs ən dʒər/

Definition of second messenger words

  • noun second messenger any of various intracellular chemical substances, as cyclic AMP, that transmit and amplify the messages delivered by a first messenger to specific receptors on the cell surface. 1
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Origin of second messenger

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Second messenger

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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second messenger popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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