portmanteau

Endorphin is a portmanteau of “endogenous opioid” and in fact drugs like morphine and fentanyl only work in our bodies because they mimic the effects of these innate peptides.

Rampant fast-flation — a portmanteau of fast food and inflation — has made even the simplest of fast foods unattainable for many Americans, compelling them to eat more meals at home instead of dining out.

Scientists designated the objects "quasars," as a portmanteau of a "quasi-stellar" object.

They named it Miss Millie Pollywog, a portmanteau of Earhart’s nickname and sailor’s slang for someone who hasn’t crossed the Equator.

Shrinkflation, a portmanteau of the words shrink and inflation, is a decades-old strategy where items shrink in size or quantity — sometimes even quality — while their prices remain the same.