OXYTOCIN


Meaning of OXYTOCIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈtō-s ə n ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from oxytocic

Date: 1928

: a pituitary octapeptide hormone C 43 H 66 N 12 O 12 S 2 that stimulates especially the contraction of uterine muscle and the secretion of milk

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.