hormone
noun
- bodily chemical
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈhɔːməʊn/ / /ˈhoɹmoʊn/
noun
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 -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”).
- Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
“Interfemale dominance may be facilitated by female sex hormones as well as adrenal testosterone...”
“Hormones are the bicycle couriers of the body, delivering chemical messages all around the teeming metropolis that is you.”
- A synthetic compound with the same activity.
“Tumours of the adrenal cortex which secreted feminizing hormones […]”
“Gender-affirming hormone therapy may involve testosterone for trans people assigned female at birth (AFAB) and estradiol and anti-androgens for trans people AMAB.”
- A synthetic compound with the same activity.
“I'm going to be going to slightly higher doses of hormones soon.”
- Any similar substance in plants.
verb
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 -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”).
- To treat with hormones.