p 3 r 1 o 1 l 1 a 1 c 3 t 1 i 1 n 1
9 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
originFrom pro- (from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”)) + lact- (variation of lacto-, from Latin lac (“milk”)) + -in (modification of -ine).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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