oxytocin
English
/ɑksiˈtoʊsɪn/
noun
Definitions
- (hormone) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (sharp, keen, pointed, swift, pointy, acidic).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὀξύς
Gloss
sharp, keen, pointed, swift, pointy, acidic
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
鋭
Emoji
🪒
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antioxytocin English
- oxy- English
- oxytocinergic English
- oxysporus Latin
- oxytropis Latin
- ossi- Italian
- oxygène French
- ὀξυλάπαθον Ancient Greek
- ὀξύβαφον Ancient Greek
- ὀξύγαλα Ancient Greek
- ὀξύγαρον Ancient Greek
- ὀξύμωρος Ancient Greek
- ὀξύρρυγχος Ancient Greek
- ὀξύς Ancient Greek
- ὀξύσχοινος Ancient Greek
- *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- oxigénio Portuguese
- オキシトシン Japanese
- oxiür Catalan, Valencian
- oxycoccos Translingual
- кислород Bulgarian
- חמצן Hebrew (modern)
- кислород Macedonian
- 옥시토신 Korean