MELATONIN

Meaning of MELATONIN in English

n. hormone secreted by the pineal gland in proportion to the body's exposure to light, hormone that is essential in the regulation of biological rhythms (sleep, mood, puberty, and menstrual cycles)

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MELATONIN — noun Etymology: Greek melas black + -tonin (as in serotonin) Date: 1958 a vertebrate hormone that is derived from serotonin, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MELATONIN — pineal gland of most vertebrates. It appears to be important in regulating sleeping cycles; more is produced at night, and …
Английский словарь Британика
MELATONIN — ¦melə¦tōnə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably from mela nocyte + sero tonin ; from its power to lighten melanocytes …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MELATONIN — /mel'euh toh"nin/ , n. Physiol. a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in inverse proportion to the amount of light …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MELATONIN — noun Etymology: Greek melas black + -tonin (as in serotonin ) Date: 1958 : a vertebrate hormone that is derived …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MELATONIN — [ ˌmɛlə'təʊnɪn ] ■ noun Biochemistry a hormone secreted by the pineal gland which inhibits melanin formation. Origin 1950s: from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MELATONIN — [mel.a.to.nin] n [Gk melas black + -tonin (as in serotonin)] (1958): a vertebrate hormone of the pineal gland that produces …
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MELATONIN
Britannica English vocabulary
MELATONIN — melatonin BrE AmE ˌmel ə ˈtəʊn ɪn -ən AmE \ -ˈtoʊn-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MELATONIN — / ˌmeləˈtəʊnɪn; NAmE -ˈtoʊ-/ noun [ U ] ( biology ) a hormone that causes changes in skin colour •• …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MELATONIN — mel ‧ a ‧ to ‧ nin /ˌmeləˈtəʊnən, ˌmeləˈtəʊnɪn $ -ˈtoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MELATONIN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A synthetic form of melatonin can be bought over-the-counter at health food stores and many …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MELATONIN — n. Hormone secreted by the pineal gland of most vertebrates. It appears to be important in regulating sleeping cycles; more …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MELATONIN — Мелатонин
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MELATONIN — мелатонин (подавляет функцию половых желез)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
MELATONIN — n. Pronunciation: ˌ me-l ə - ' t ō -n ə n Function: noun Etymology: Greek melas black + -tonin …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (SAD) — Cyclical depression occurring in winter, apparently caused by insufficient sunlight. It is most common in places at high latitudes and …
Английский словарь Британика
PINEAL GLAND — or pineal body Endocrine gland in the brain that produces melatonin . It is large in children and begins to …
Английский словарь Британика
BRAIN HORMONE — noun 1. : a hormone that is secreted by neurosecretory cells of the insect brain and that stimulates the prothoracic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PINEAL GLAND — a small, cone-shaped endocrine organ in the posterior forebrain, secreting melatonin and involved in biorhythms and gonadal development. Also called …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEROTONIN — n. essential hormone and neurotransmitter derived from the amino acid tryptophan, precursor of the hormone melatonin (Physiology)
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PINEAL — adj. resembling a pine cone; pertaining to the pineal gland, pertaining to the small endocrine gland in the brain which …
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PINEAL GLAND — epiphysis, small endocrine gland which is located in the center of the brain and secretes the hormone melatonin (Anatomy)
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MELANODERMA — adj. abnormally dark skin as a result of increased deposits of melatonin
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PINEAL — adjective Etymology: French pinéal, from Middle French, from Latin pinea pinecone, from feminine of pineus of pine, from pinus Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PINEAL GLAND — also called Pineal Body, or Epiphysis Cerebri, an endocrine gland found in vertebrates that regulates the production of the hormone …
Britannica English vocabulary
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM, HUMAN
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REPRODUCTIVE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INJECTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fuel injection injection moulding ▪ injection-moulded fittings lethal injection ▪ death by lethal injection COLLOCATIONS …
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GLAND — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES mammary gland salivary gland sweat gland COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE adrenal ▪ Pieters became …
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COUNTER
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