c 3 o 1 r 1 t 1 i 1 c 3 o 1 t 1 r 1 o 1 p 3 i 1 n 1
13 letters · 19 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- Proto-Indo-European *trep-der. Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροπή (tropḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τροπῐκός (tropĭkós)bor.…
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Words from these letters
- inotropic 13
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- tricrotic 13
- cooption 12
- optronic 12
- protonic 12
- picnic 12
- picric 12
- porcini 11
- porcino 11
- portico 11
- proctor 11