Synonyms for releasing factor
re·leas·ing fac·tor

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1. releasing factor, releasing hormone, RFnoun

   a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland

   Synonyms:
   hypothalamic releasing factor, releasing hormone, unnilquadium, element 104, reticular formation, hypothalamic releasing hormone, rutherfordium, atomic number 104

2. releasing hormone, RH, releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, hypothalamic releasing factornoun

   any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone

   Synonyms:
   rhodium, hypothalamic releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, rhesus factor, releasing hormone, atomic number 45

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1. Norman Vincent Peale:

   When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor.