hepcidine
French, noun/ɛp.si.din/
hepcidine is spelled H-E-P-C-I-D-I-N-E (9 letters). Hepcidine is a French feminine noun meaning “hepcidin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Hormone peptidique qui régule l'homéostasie du fer dans l'organisme au niveau de l'absorption intestinale et…”.
What does hepcidine mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehepcidin
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hormone peptidique qui régule l'homéostasie du fer dans l'organisme au niveau de l'absorption intestinale et de son stockage hépatique.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hepcidine
- hepcidines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hepcidine?
- /ɛp.si.din/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.