English Explanatory Dictionary

hormone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people.
  4. Any similar substance in plants.
verb
  1. To treat with hormones.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɔːməʊn/ /ˈhoɹmoʊn/ en-us-hormone.ogg

Word forms

hormone hormones hormoning hormoned

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 -ᾰ́ω (-ắō) 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”).

Synonyms

hormone

Related words

steroid :Category:Hormones

Derived words

adipohormone adrenocorticotropic hormone allohormone antidiuretic hormone antihormone anti-Müllerian hormone bovine growth hormone caudodorsal cell hormone corticotropin-releasing hormone dorsal body hormone ectohormone enterohormone follicle stimulating hormone follicle-stimulating hormone glycohormone gonadotropin-releasing hormone growth hormone hormonal hormonelike hormone replacement therapy hormone-replacement therapy hormones hormone therapy hormonization hormonize hormonogenesis hormonology hormonome hormonomics juvenile hormone light green cell hormone luteinising hormone luteinizing hormone melanocyte-stimulating hormone 'mones mones multihormone necrohormone neurohormone neurohypophysis hormone nonhormone orgone parahormone parathormone parathyroid hormone phytohormone plant hormone prehormone preprohormone prohormone proteohormone prothoracicotropic hormone releasing hormone rooting hormone sex hormone sex hormone binding globulin sex hormone-binding globulin sex-hormone-binding globulin thyroid hormone thyroid-stimulating hormone

Translations

Danish: hormon Esperanto: hormono Finnish: hormoni Greek: ορμόνη Hungarian: hormon Portuguese: hormônio Portuguese: hormona Swedish: hormon
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