prolactin
Definitions
Noun
- Gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "prolactin".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | production | 3 | 148 |
| 2 | protection | 3 | 68 |
| 3 | preparation | 4 | 54 |
| 4 | proportion | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | prevention | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | appreciation | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | plantation | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | politician | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | prohibition | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | apprehension | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | prediction | 3 | 10 |
| 12 | projection | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | propulsion | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | pendleton | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | profusion | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | progression | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | epicurean | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | penicillin | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | perspiration | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | perturbation | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | protozoan | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | pagination | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | pagurian | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | paraguayan | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | parkinson | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | partington | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | pavlovian | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | pendelton | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | pentathlon | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | petrossian | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | pilkenton | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | pilkington | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | pilkinton | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | pinkelman | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | planarian | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | playstation | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | pleasanton | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | plutonian | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | pocklington | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | pollination | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | polynesian | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | pomeranian | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | praetorian | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | preclusion | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | predestine | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | preemption | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | pretension | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | providian | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | purington | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | purinton | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | pygmalion | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | spokesperson | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | spokeswoman | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | spokeswomen | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "prolactin".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | production | 3 | 148 |
| 2 | protection | 3 | 68 |
| 3 | placing | 2 | 27 |
| 4 | protein | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | practicing | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | proclamation | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | projection | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | probation | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | projecting | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | protecting | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | placating | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | promulgating | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | percolating | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | proration | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | proactive | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | prophylactic | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | poclain | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | plating | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | proglacial | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | procaccini | 4 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "prolactin".
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Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 54
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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This Word in the News:
Prolactin modulation of thermoregulatory circuits provides resilience to thermal challenge of pregnancy
Apr 22, 2025 ScienceDirect.com
Apr 22, 2025 ScienceDirect.com
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Study identifies new mechanism for reducing female post-operative pain
May 20, 2025 The University of Arizona Health Sciences
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