An acid-base indicator which is colorless in acid solution, but turns pink to red as the solution becomes alkaline. It is used medicinally as a cathartic.
Oxytocin
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It is NOT a misspelling of oxycotin, but instead a hormone that simultaneously acts as a neurotransmitter. It is released during orgasm in both sexes and is associated with feelings of love or attachment after sexual acts.
Oxytocin meaning & definition 1 of Oxytocin.
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Oxytocin
[aka] the [cuddle] hormone
It is an [organic compound] belonging to the [carboxylic acid]
[functional group].
It also happens to be a [hormone]Oxytocin meaning & definition 2 of Oxytocin.
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A neurotransmitter released in the brain after one reaches an orgasm. It may cause feelings of closeness. Some refer to it as the cuddle hormone.
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Hormone released in the brain that makes humans feel happy. Also known as the love hormone.
Oxytocin meaning & definition 4 of Oxytocin.
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A spelling, based on mispronunciation common in Eastern Kentucky, of the drug [oxycontin].
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A hormone released by the pituitary gland that causes increased contraction of the uterus during labour and stimulates the ejection of milk into the ducts of the breasts.
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