"prohormone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prohormones [plural]
Etymology: pro- + hormone Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pro|hormone}} pro- + hormone Head templates: {{en-noun}} prohormone (plural prohormones)
  1. (biochemistry) A substance that is a precursor to a hormone, usually having minimal hormonal effect by itself Wikipedia link: prohormone Categories (topical): Hormones Translations (Translations): proormone [masculine] (Italian), prohormona [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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