单词 | luteinising |
释义 | lutein /lūˈ or looˈtē-in/nounA yellow pigment (a xanthophyll) found in egg yolk ORIGIN: L lūteus yellow, lūteum egg yolk, and lūtum weld luteal /looˈti-əl/ adjective Relating to (the formation of) the corpus luteum luteinīzāˈtion or luteinīsāˈtion noun The process of stimulation to the ovary, whereby ovulation occurs and a corpus luteum is formed luˈteinize or luˈteinise transitive verb and intransitive verb lutēˈolin noun The yellow pigment of weld or dyer's weed lutēˈolous adjective Yellowish luˈteous /-i-əs/ adjective Golden-yellow lutescent /-esˈənt/ adjective Yellowish luteinizing hormone noun A hormone that stimulates ovulation and the formation of the corpus luteum (qv) in females, and the production of androgen in males luteotrophic hormone another name for prolactin |
随便看 |
英语词典包含305067条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。