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hormonal.

Pertaining to hormones.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/hɔɹˈmoʊnəl/General-American

  1. Pertaining to hormones.

  2. Of or pertaining to the menstrual cycle.

    colloquial

  3. Strongly affected by one's hormones.

    a hormonal teenage boy
Where this word comes from

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 English -al English hormonal From hormone + -al.

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