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催產素

简催产素 · 繁催產素

Mandarin · pinyin cuī chǎn sù

oxytocin

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催: cuī · press, urge
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素: sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
产: chǎn · give birth, bring forth, produce

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1–3–4 · cui1 chan3 su4

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noun

(biochemistry) oxytocin

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