chalonic
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chalone — Originally, a hormone ( e.g., enterogastrone) that inhibits rather than stimulates; now, any one of a number of mitotic inhibitors (often glycoproteins) elaborated by a tissue and active only on that type of tissue, regardless of species; thus, a … Medical dictionary
chalone — n. glandular secretion curbing activity. ♦ chalonic, a. pertaining to this; restraining … Dictionary of difficult words
