melanocyte-stimulating hormone

[ muh-lan-uh-sahyt-stim-yuh-ley-ting, mel-uh-nuh- ]

/ məˈlæn əˌsaɪtˌstɪm yəˌleɪ tɪŋ, ˈmɛl ə nə- /

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noun Biochemistry.

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Origin of melanocyte-stimulating hormone

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby melanocyte-stimulating hormone

melanoblast, melanoblastoma, melanocarcinoma, Melanochroi, melanocyte, melanocyte-stimulating hormone, melanocytoma, melanoderm, melanoderma, melanodermatitis, melanodermic

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How to use melanocyte-stimulating hormone in a sentence

You have to acknowledge your age and position in life, for me quite a lot of those emotionally fueled songs were hormone songs.
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He was prescribed a course of hormone pills that caused him to grow breasts and rendered him impotent.
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Or, if your show is about ideas, then I think it has to be intellectually stimulating first.
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While not the most stimulating for those less passionate about cattle, Grandin made it interesting.
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McAndrews agreed that the androgenic hormone pill would be problematic for those with a genetic propensity for ADA.
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And she fell to scolding him in the way he usually loved,—but at the moment found less stimulating for some reason.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
This was a somewhat singular mode of stimulating, but he deemed it the wisest course, and acted on it.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
Peruvian guano is more stimulating than either, and makes a light-colored, thin leaf.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Successive defeats, and the formidable front of the enemy, make it the more stimulating.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
The tea was delicious in its first delicate infusion; the pickled plums most stimulating to a morning appetite.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa

Medical definitions for melanocyte-stimulating hormone

melanocyte-stimulating hormone

A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that regulates skin color in humans and other vertebrates by stimulating melanin synthesis in melanocytes and melanin granule dispersal in melanophores.intermedin

Scientific definitions for melanocyte-stimulating hormone

melanocyte-stimulating hormone

A hormone that is secreted by the pituitary gland and regulates skin color by stimulating melanin synthesis in humans and other vertebrates. Melanocyte-stimulating hormone stimulates the melanin-producing cells (called melanocytes) of mammals and the melanin-containing cells (called melanophores) of reptiles and amphibians.