hormone
//ˈhɔːməʊn//
Forms
- Plural
- hormones
- present (v1)
- hormone
- past (v2)
- hormoned
- past participle (v3)
- hormoned
- present participle
- hormoning
- 3rd person singular
- hormones
Definitions
1.Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
- Interfemale dominance may be facilitated by female sex hormones as well as adrenal testosterone..
- Hormones are the bicycle couriers of the body, delivering chemical messages all around the teeming metropolis that is you.
2.A synthetic compound with the same activity.
- I'm going to be going to slightly higher doses of hormones soon.
- Gender-affirming hormone therapy may involve testosterone for trans people assigned female at birth (AFAB) and estradiol and anti-androgens for trans people AMAB.
3.Any similar substance in plants.
1.To treat with hormones.(colloquial)
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4745
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Ancient Greek -άω (-áō)
Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn)lbor.
English hormone