oxytocin
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Noun
- Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
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| 1 | population | 4 | 136 |
| 2 | competition | 4 | 63 |
| 3 | combination | 4 | 57 |
| 4 | conversation | 4 | 50 |
| 5 | observation | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | composition | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | occupation | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | oxidation | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | obligation | 4 | 16 |
| 10 | conservation | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | compilation | 4 | 11 |
| 12 | confirmation | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | consummation | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | consolation | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | convocation | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | altercation | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | armageddon | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | commendation | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | commutation | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | conjugation | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | arslanian | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | carburetion | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | conshohocken | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | contrarian | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | madhusudan | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | nonaggression | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | polyhedron | 4 | 0 |
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| 2 | outgoing | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | noticing | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | stocking | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | motoring | 3 | 1 |
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| 7 | royston | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | poynton | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | potocki | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | croxton | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | broxton | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | boynton | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | outsourcing | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | outpouching | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | torching | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | oxymoron | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | outdoing | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | optician | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | myoscint | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | loyalton | 3 | 0 |
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Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 27
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
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Statistically Associated: 0
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