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lipotropin
[ lip-uh-troh-pin, lahy-puh- ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- a large polypeptide of the pituitary gland from which endorphins and other endogenous opiates are thought to derive.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lipotropin1
First recorded in 1960–65; lipotrop(ic) + -in 2
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