glucagon
English
Etymology
From gluco- + Category:English terms prefixed with gluco-#GLUCAGON Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#GLUCAGON ἄγων (ágōn), present participle of ἄγω (ágō, “push forward, put in motion; stir up; excite, urge”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡluːkəɡən/, /ˈɡluːkəɡɒn/Category:English 3-syllable words#GLUCAGONCategory:English 3-syllable words#GLUCAGONCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#GLUCAGON
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#GLUCAGONAudio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡlukəˌɡɑn/Category:English 3-syllable words#GLUCAGONCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#GLUCAGON
Noun
glucagon (plural glucagons)Category:English lemmas#GLUCAGONCategory:English nouns#GLUCAGONCategory:English countable nouns#GLUCAGONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#GLUCAGONCategory:Pages with entries#GLUCAGONCategory:Pages with 2 entries#GLUCAGON
- (biochemistryCategory:en:Biochemistry#GLUCAGON) A peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of insulin by stimulating the production of sugar [from 1923][1][2]
Derived terms
Translations
References
- 1 2 Etymonline
- 1 2 “glucagon”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from English#GLUCAGONCategory:Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English#GLUCAGONCategory:Portuguese terms derived from English#GLUCAGON glucagon.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡlu.kɐˈɡõ/ [ɡlu.kɐˈɣõ]Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#GLUCAGONCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#GLUCAGON
- Rhymes: -õCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/õ#GLUCAGONCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/õ/3 syllables#GLUCAGON
- Hyphenation: glu‧ca‧gon
Noun
glucagon m (plural glucagons)Category:Portuguese lemmas#GLUCAGONCategory:Portuguese nouns#GLUCAGONCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#GLUCAGONCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#GLUCAGONCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#GLUCAGONCategory:Pages with entries#GLUCAGONCategory:Pages with 2 entries#GLUCAGON
References
- “glucagon”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “glucagon”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
- “glucagon”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
- “glucagon”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- "Glucagom e glucagon" in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa.