Endorphin

/ɛnˈdɔ(ɹ)fɪn/

Synonyms for "endorphin" (8 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
analgesic peptidebeta-endorphin

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
endogenous analgesic peptideendogenous opioid

Related words (4)

Noun(4 words)
endogenous opioid peptideendorphin peptideneuropeptideopioid peptide

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More general

4 entries
endogenous opioid peptideneurochemicalneurotransmitterpeptide

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3 entries

Collocations

5 entries
beta-endorphin releaseendogenous opioid peptideendogenous opioid systemendorphin releasemu opioid receptor

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The explanation for the depression-reducing effects of exercise that clearly has been the most popular with the media is the endorphin hypothesis (see Hoffmann, 1997), which has also been discussed as a possible explanation in nearly every exercise-depression literature review.

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