n :  one that mimics <a of a naturally occurring hormone> 
, vt, mim*icked  , mim*ick*ing  :  to imitate or resemble closely: as  a  :  to imitate the symptoms of <an acute inflammatory process located in the ileocecal region s acute appendicitis -Merck Manual>   b  :  to produce an effect and esp. a physiological effect similar to <chemically unrelated to the hormone that it s -Chem. & Engineering News>  .
 
 
 
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