English
triptorelin
From trypto(phan) + -relin (“LHRH release–stimulating peptide”).
Formed from tryptophan + -relin ‘LHRH release–stimulating peptide’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂-n-yé-ti
Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō ‘to appear’
Ancient Greek φαίνω ‘to appear’
German Tryptophan ‘tryptophan (amino acid)’
English tryptophan
Today it means
noun A decapeptide that is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “triptorelin”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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