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oxytocin

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8 lettersPronunciation /ɑksiˈtoʊsɪn/Part of speech nounSorted cinootxyStarts with OEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A hormone involved in childbirth, milk release, and social bonding.

Word origin

From oxytocic, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “swift”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”, from τίκτω (tíktō, “I give birth”)).

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  • 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, […]

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