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Meaning of preprohormone in English:

preprohormone

Pronunciation /ˌpriːprə(ʊ)ˈhɔːməʊn/

noun

Physiology

  • A precursor of a prohormone, typically consisting of the prohormone linked to a signal peptide.

Origin

1970s; earliest use found in Nature: a weekly journal of science.