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hormone.

Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɔːməʊn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhoɹmoʊn/US

  1. Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.

  2. A synthetic compound with the same activity.

  3. A synthetic compound with the same activity. Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people.

    colloquial · plural-normally
    I'm going to be going to slightly higher doses of hormones soon.

  4. Any similar substance in plants.

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 Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”), from ὁρμή (hormḗ, “rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort”).

verb/ˈhɔːməʊn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhoɹmoʊn/US

  1. To treat with hormones.

    colloquial · transitive
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 Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”), from ὁρμή (hormḗ, “rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort”).

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