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scotophobin

[ skoh-tuh-foh-bin ]

noun

  1. 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.


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Other Words From

  • sco·to·pho·bic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scotophobin1

First recorded in 1965–70; scotophob(ia) ( def ) + -in 2( def )

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