how to pronounce melatonin
/mɛl.əˈtəʊ.nɪn/
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melatonin is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of melatonin in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… production of melatonin which protects …”
meanings of melatonin
noun:
- Any material similar in its chemistry and effect to the natural hormone.
- A hormone, related to serotonin, that is secreted by the pineal gland, and stimulates colour change in the skin of reptiles, and is involved in the sleep/wake and reproductive cycles in mammals.
melatonin frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word melatonin occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics melatonin can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that melatonin can be often used in the following areas:
1) life, nature, and living environment;
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