hormon

Noun

hormon m

1. hormone

Further reading

• hormon in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• hormon in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

From Greek ορμόνη (ormóni).

Noun

hormon n (singular definite hormonet, plural indefinite hormoner)

1. hormone

References

• “hormon” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology

Borrowed from English hormone, 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”). Coined by Ernest Starling, British physiologist.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhormon]
• Hyphenation: hor‧mon

Noun

hormon (plural hormonok)

1. (physiology) hormone (any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity)
2. (pharmacology) hormone (a synthetic compound with the same activity)

References

Noun

hormon n (definite singular hormonet, indefinite plural hormon or hormoner, definite plural hormona or hormonene)

1. a hormone

Noun

hormon n (definite singular hormonet, indefinite plural hormon, definite plural hormona)

1. a hormone

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɔr.mɔn/

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Noun

hormon m inan

1. hormone

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xǒrmoːn/

Noun

hòrmōn m (Cyrillic spelling хо̀рмо̄н)

1. hormone

Noun

hormon n

1. hormone