See Also: pelmet(dictionary)
pelmet(dictionary)

endorphin (iou) and pelmet (oh)


endorphin (iou)



endorphin noun. L20.
[from END(OGENOUS + M)ORPHIN(E.]
Any of a group of peptides that occur in the brain and bind to the same receptors as morphine, thereby inhibiting pain.

pelmet (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Language: French; Origin: palmette 'palm-leaf-shaped decoration (at the top of a window)']
a narrow piece of wood or cloth above a window that hides the rod that the curtains hang on
American Equivalent: valance