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Chalone

//ˈkæ.ləʊn// noun

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

Etymology

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

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