"dermorphin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dermorphins [plural]
Etymology: See dermo- and -in. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dermorphin (countable and uncountable, plural dermorphins)
  1. (biochemistry) A heptapeptide first isolated from the skin of South American frogs, and sometimes used illicitly to enhance the performance of racehorses. Wikipedia link: dermorphin Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-dermorphin-en-noun-c-wS7mtg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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