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Definition of Chalone
1. Noun. (biochemistry) Any of several polypeptide hormones that reversibly inhibits mitosis in the tissues that produce them ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chalone
1. a hormone [n -S] - See also: hormone
Medical Definition of Chalone
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Chalone
Literary usage of Chalone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Water-supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1904)
"chalone CREEK. chalone Creek, which enters Salinas River near Metz (PI. I), in
a torrential stream flowing from the southeastern slopes of the Gabilan Range ..."
2. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico V. 1/4 by Frederick Webb Hodge (2003)
"chalone. A division of the Costanoan family of California which resided E.
of Soledad mission, with which they were connected. chalone villages are ..."
3. An Historical Geography of the Old and New Testament: In Two Volumes by Edward Wells (1820)
"... that the tower of Babel was built near chalone. 14. ... or chalone, and that
from it the adjacent country took the name of ..."
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