"rBGH" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Abbreviation of recombinant bovine growth hormone. Etymology templates: {{abbrev|en|recombinant bovine growth hormone}} Abbreviation of recombinant bovine growth hormone Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} rBGH (uncountable)
  1. Bovine growth hormone produced using recombinant DNA. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: rBST Hypernyms: GH, growth hormone, somatotropin Related terms: bovine growth hormone (alt: BGH/bGH), rhGH
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