hormone
noun/ˈhɔːməʊn/
/ˈhɔːrməʊn/
- [countable] a chemical substance produced in the body or in a plant that encourages growth or influences how the cells and tissues function; an artificial substance that has similar effects
- growth hormones
- a hormone imbalance
- Oestrogen is a female sex hormone.
- children who do not produce enough growth hormone
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- female
- male
- growth
- …
- produce
- release
- secrete
- …
- production
- therapy
- treatment
- …
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Greek hormōn, present participle of horman ‘impel, set in motion’.Definitions on the go
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