Meaning
any of the tropic hormones; one that is secreted by an endocrine gland and targets another such gland
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree English tropic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English tropin From tropic + -in.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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