hormone

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːməʊn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːɹmoʊn/

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Noun

hormone (plural hormones)

1. (physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
2. (pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity.
3. Any similar substance in plants.

Verb

hormone (third-person singular simple present hormones, present participle hormoning, simple past and past participle hormoned)

1. (transitive, colloquial) To treat with hormones.

Anagrams

• moorhen

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.mɔn/

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Noun

hormone m (plural hormones)

1. hormone

Further reading

• “hormone” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).