Definitions for melatonin

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melatonin mel·a·to·nin

Spelling: [mel-uh-toh-nin]

IPA: /ˌmɛl əˈtoʊ nɪn/

Melatonin is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 566 anagrams from letters in melatonin (aeilmnnot).

Definitions for melatonin

noun

1. a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in inverse proportion to the amount of light received by the retina, important in the regulation of biorhythms: in amphibians, it causes a lightening of the skin.

Origin of melatonin

1955-60; Greek mélā(s) black + tone + -in²

Examples for melatonin

A dose of melatonin in the morning resets your body clock later while a dose in the afternoon resets it earlier.

One more thing, take it in the morning otherwise it can disrupt your sleep since vitamin D and melatonin are inversely related.

Worse, disruption of melatonin can contribute to obesity and cardiovascular disease as well.

This helps us regulate our cortisol and melatonin levels for a proper wake and sleep cycle.