melanocyte-stimulating hormone

Meaning of word melanocyte-stimulating hormone from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes.

Synonyms : msh

atomic number 4 (noun)
A light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element.

tool (verb)
Drive.

socialism (noun)
A political theory advocating state ownership of industry.

bryony (noun)
A vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties.

briony (noun)
A vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties.

turnover rate (noun)
The ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers.

glucinium (noun)
A light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element.

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A person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit.

defloration (noun)
An act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something.

somebody (noun)
A human being.