The OXT gene is responsible for the generation of a substance called oxytocin, often referred to as the “love hormone.”
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Oxytocin
//ɑksiˈtoʊsɪn//
Synonyms for "oxytocin" (1 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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11 entriesTranslations
27 translations across 24 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- аксітацын noun (hormone)
Bulgarian
1 entries- окситоцин noun (hormone)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 催產素 /催产素 noun (hormone)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 催產素 /催产素 noun (hormone)
Danish
1 entries- oxytocin noun (hormone)
Dutch
1 entries- oxytocine noun (hormone)
Finnish
1 entries- oksitosiini noun (hormone)
French
2 entries- ocytocine noun (hormone)
- oxytocine noun (hormone)
German
1 entries- Oxytocin noun (hormone)
Greek
2 entries- οξυτοκίνη noun (hormone)
- ωκυτοκίνη noun (hormone)
Hebrew
1 entries- אוקסיטוצין noun (hormone)
Hungarian
1 entries- oxitocin noun (hormone)
Italian
1 entries- ossitocina noun (hormone)
Japanese
1 entries- オキシトシン noun (hormone)
Kazakh
1 entries- окситоцин noun (hormone)
Korean
1 entries- 옥시토신 noun (hormone)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- oksytocin noun (hormone)
Polish
1 entries- oksytocyna noun (hormone)
Portuguese
2 entries- ocitocina noun (hormone)
- oxitocina noun (hormone)
Russian
1 entries- окситоцин noun (hormone)
Spanish
1 entries- occitocina noun (hormone)
Swedish
1 entries- oxytocin noun (hormone)
Turkish
1 entries- oksitosin noun (hormone)
Ukrainian
1 entries- окситоцин noun (hormone)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Some women describe episodes of intense pleasure akin to orgasm during nursing. It would be interesting to know whether the release of oxytocin during suckling plays a role in this subjective feeling, as it may do in actual orgasm.
Source: wiktionary
MDMA, commonly known as Ecstasy, greatly increases feelings of empathy (and perhaps the actual capacity to perceive the emotions of others); one of the mechanisms (oxytocin release) is now becoming understood, […]
Source: wiktionary
When human beings bond—by hugging, kissing, touching, having sex, eating together, giving massages, or even when singing together or speaking reassuring words—oxytocin brings us “in from the cold,” warming us—quite literally—as it redirects blood flow into hands, feet, chests and cheeks.
Source: wiktionary
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