chalone

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαλῶν (khalôn), present participle of χαλάω (khaláō, “to slacken”).

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Noun

chalone (plural chalones)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of several polypeptide hormones that reversibly inhibit mitosis in the tissues that produce them.

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