"irisin" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} irisin (uncountable)
  1. (biochemistry) A hormone that can replicate some of the positive effects of exercise. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-irisin-en-noun-yqTqe~mf Categories (other): Biochemistry Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (biochemistry) Synonym of iridin. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: iridin [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-irisin-en-noun-zGKNorJA Categories (other): Biochemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -in, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -in: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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