Synonyms for melatonin
ˌmɛl əˈtoʊ nɪnmela·tonin

Princeton's WordNet

1. melatoninnoun

   hormone secreted by the pineal gland

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1. • Hormone

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. melatonin

   Synonyms:
   Melanocyte-inhibiting factor, N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine

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1. Cora Collette Breuner:

   Devices should be off and charging away from the bed, whether it’s in the kitchen or another room besides the bedroom, we don’t secrete melatonin to help us sleep when we’re staring at light.

2. Cora Collette Breuner:

   We don’t secrete melatonin to help us sleep when we’re staring at light.

3. Kristen Knutson:

   Blue light is the spectrum that signals the clock in the brain, and it is the spectrum that suppresses melatonin, melatonin is a hormone that plays an important role in maintaining the synchronization of the clocks in all our body's cells. Disruption of these clocks is thought to increase the risk of cancer.

4. Amy Adams:

   Eggs contain many nutrients that are important for sleep and overall general health. Research shows eggs are one food that is higher in melatonin, which has been shown to induce sleep.

5. Brian Isaacson:

   Your body produces more melatonin, your natural sleep chemical, when it's nice and dark, if sunlight or other light gets into your brain, that's when [ melatonin levels ] start going down.