chalone
Meaning of chalone
noun
a substance secreted like a hormone but having the effect of inhibiting a physiological process.
early 20th century: from Greek khalōn ‘slackening’, present participle of khalaein, on the pattern of hormone .
Information about chalone
- It is a name.
- The plural form of chalone is: chalones.
- Languages in which chalone is used:
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Hyphenation of chalone
chalone
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- chalone is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Anagrams of chalone
Words that rhyme with chalone
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