somatotropin

American

[suh-mat-uh-troh-pin, soh-muh-tuh-] / səˌmæt əˈtroʊ pɪn, ˌsoʊ mə tə- /

noun

Biochemistry.

a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, that stimulates growth in humans.

Etymology

Origin of somatotropin

1940–45; somatotrop(hic) stimulating body growth ( see somato-, trophic) + -in ²

Example Sentences

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One of Mr. Cummins’s frequent targets was recombinant bovine somatotropin, or bovine growth hormone, a genetically engineered hormone, produced by Monsanto, that stimulates milk production in cows.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023

The product is bovine somatotropin, a natural protein found in cattle that has been artificially mass-produced in the labs of several pharmaceutical firms.

From Time Magazine Archive

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