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hormone vs melanocyte-stimulating hormone

melanocyte-stimulating hormone vs hormone

hormone and melanocyte-stimulating hormone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hormone Yes No No No
melanocyte-stimulating hormone Yes No No No
As nouns, melanocyte-stimulating hormone is a hyponym of hormone; that is, melanocyte-stimulating hormone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hormone:
  • hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
  • melanocyte-stimulating hormone: a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes
hormone (noun) melanocyte-stimulating hormone (noun)
the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes
Difference between hormone and melanocyte-stimulating hormone

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