adrenaline

See also: adrénaline and adrenalinę

English
The chemical structure of adrenaline.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From adrenal +‎ -ine. It is a New Latin calque of Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney”) + -ine, coined and trademarked by Parke-Davis, subsidiary of pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Originally spelled without the final e.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/

Noun

adrenaline (usually uncountable, plural adrenalines)

  1. (biochemistry) epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.

Derived terms

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English adrenaline.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑ.dreː.naːˈli.nə/, /aː.dreː.naːˈli.nə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: adre‧na‧li‧ne
  • Rhymes: -inə

Noun

adrenaline f (uncountable)

  1. adrenaline [from 1902]
    • 1902 June 28, "Adrenaline.", Algemeen Handelsblad, fol. 2, Vol. 75, No. 23391, page 6 (page 2 of fol. 2).

Italian

Noun

adrenaline f pl

  1. plural of adrenalina
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