chalone

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkæ.ləʊn/
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/ˈkæ.ləʊn/ · /ˈkeɪ.ləʊn/

Definition of chalone

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of several polypeptide hormones that reversibly inhibit mitosis in the tissues that produce them.

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαλῶν (khalôn), present participle of χαλάω (khaláō, “to slacken”).

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