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1. follicle-stimulating_hormone
noun. a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm.
Rhymes with Hair Follicle
- diabolical
Sentences with hair-follicle
1. Noun Phrase
Pull on the hair that is caught to pluck it from the hair follicle.
2. Noun Phrase
Inner-thigh folliculitis may be superficial—affecting only the upper-layer of skin around your hair follicle-–or originate deeper in the skin.
3. Noun Phrase
To perform this function, it has the ability to bind to special receptors on hair follicles.
4. Noun Phrase
You may develop whitehead oil bumps if pores that open to your hair follicles are completely blocked.
3. hair-raiser
noun. excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones.
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4. follicle
noun. ['ˈfɑːləkəl, ˈfɑːlɪkəl'] any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity.
Synonyms
Etymology
- folliculus (Latin)
- follis (Latin)
5. hair
noun. ['ˈhɛr'] a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss.
Synonyms
- forelock
- hairdo
- ceratin
- facial hair
- coif
- body hair
- guard hair
- coat
- eyebrow
- eyelash
- part
- body covering
- supercilium
- curl
- bush
- brow
- down
- keratin
- integumentary system
- head of hair
- coiffure
- cowlick
- ringlet
- pubic hair
- cilium
- hairstyle
- foretop
- hair style
- hairline
- crotch hair
- lash
- lock
- parting
- beard
- mane
- whorl
- pile
Antonyms
Etymology
- her (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. hair
noun. ['ˈhɛr'] a filamentous projection or process on an organism.
Antonyms
Etymology
- her (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. hair
noun. ['ˈhɛr'] cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments.
Antonyms
Etymology
- her (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. hair
noun. ['ˈhɛr'] any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal.
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Etymology
- her (Middle English (1100-1500))
10. hair
noun. ['ˈhɛr'] filamentous hairlike growth on a plant.
Synonyms
Etymology
- her (Middle English (1100-1500))