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oxytocin

Main Entry:: oxy·to·cin
Pronunciation:: \-ˈtō-s^ən\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: International Scientific Vocabulary, from oxytocic
Date:: 1928

: a pituitary octapeptide hormone C₄₃H₆₆N₁₂O₁₂S₂ that stimulates especially the contraction of uterine muscle and the secretion of milk

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