| NOUN | substance | endorphin | a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties |
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| Sounds | ehndao'rfihn | |
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| Rhymes | Adrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn... | |
| Meaning | A neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties. | |
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| Narrower | beta endorphin | An endorphin produced by the pituitary gland that suppresses pain |
| enkephalin | An endorphin having opiate qualities that occurs in the brain and spinal cord and elsewhere | |
| Broader | neurochemical | Any organic substance that occurs in neural activity |
| peptide | amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another | |
| Spanish | endorfina, endorphin | |
| Catalan | endorfina | |
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