hormone
See also: Hormone
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ, “rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort”), from ὁρμάω (hormáō), ὁρμῶ (hormô, “to set in motion, to urge on, to cheer on, to make a start, to hasten on”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɔːməʊn/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɔːɹmoʊn/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
hormone (plural hormones)
- (physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
- (pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity.
- Any similar substance in plants.
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:hormone
Derived terms
Translations
substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity
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synthetic compound with the same activity as a hormone
French
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /ɔʁ.mɔn/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hormone” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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