melatonin
Meaning of melatonin
noun
a hormone secreted by the pineal gland which inhibits melanin formation and is thought to be concerned with regulating the reproductive cycle.
1950s: from Greek melas ‘black’ + serotonin.
Information about melatonin
- It is a name.
- The plural form of melatonin is: melatonins.
- Languages in which melatonin is used:
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Hyphenation of melatonin
mela-tonin
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- melatonin is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Translation of melatonin
- French: mélatonine
- Spanish: melatonina
- Italian: melatonina
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