Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

allocrine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-locrine
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to or denoting foreign hormones being taken up and eliciting a response in an organism (for example, hormones in breast milk.)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos) + κρίνω (krínō, “separate”). First attested in the late 20th century.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek
First known use: First attested in the late 20th century

Word Breakdown

Root: ἄλλος

Inflected Forms

more allocrine (comparative) most allocrine (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

pheromones

Questions

What does allocrine mean?: Relating to or denoting foreign hormones being taken up and eliciting a response in an organism (for example, hormones in breast milk.)
Where does allocrine come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek. First known use: First attested in the late 20th century.

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