hormone
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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”).
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Noun[edit]
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[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:hormone
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Translations[edit]
substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity
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synthetic compound with the same activity as a hormone
a plant hormone
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Verb[edit]
hormone (third-person singular simple present hormones, present participle hormoning, simple past and past participle hormoned)
- (transitive, colloquial) To treat with hormones.
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hormone m (plural hormones)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “hormone” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua[edit]
Noun[edit]
hormone (plural hormones)
- Alternative form of hormon.
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