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1. (n.) hormone
any of various internally secreted compounds formed in endocrine glands that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids.
2. hormone
a synthetic substance that acts like such a compound when introduced into the body.
3. hormone
any of various plant compounds, as auxin or gibberellin, that control growth and differentiation of plant tissue.
Etymology: (1900–05; < Gk hormôn, prp. of hormân to set in motion, stimulate, der. of hormē impetus, impulse)
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1. (noun) hormone, endocrine, internal secretion
the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
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1. (noun) hormone
one of many chemicals produced by the body that affects development and function
a growth hormone
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Sense: a substance produced by certain glands of the body, which makes some organ of the body active
Adrenalin is a hormone.
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 Afrikaans: hormoon |
 Arabic: هورمون |
 Bulgarian: хормон |
 Brazilian: hormônio |
 Czech: hormon |
 German: das Hormon |
 Danish: hormon |
 Greek: ορμόνη |
 Spanish: hormona |
 Estonian: hormoon |
 Farsi: هورمون |
 Finnish: hormoni |
 French: hormone |
 Hebrew: הוֹרמוֹן |
 Hindi: अंदर ही अंदर खून में मिल |
 Croatian: hormon |
 Hungarian: hormon |
 Indonesian: hormon |
 Icelandic: hormón |
 Italian: ormone |
 Japanese: ホルモン |
 Korean: 호르몬 |
 Lithuanian: hormonas |
 Latvian: hormons |
 Malay: hormon |
 Dutch: hormoon |
 Norwegian: hormon |
 Polish: hormon |
 Persian: هورمون |
 Pashto: هورمون |
 Portuguese: hormona |
 Romanian: hormon |
 Russian: гормон |
 Slovak: hormón |
 Slovenian: hormon |
 Serbian: hormon |
 Swedish: hormon |
 Thai: ฮอร์โมน |
 Turkish: hormon |
 Taiwanese: 荷爾蒙, 激素 |
 Ukrainian: гормон |
 Urdu: ہارمون، مہیجہ |
 Vietnamese: hoóc môn |
 Chinese: 荷尔蒙，激素 |
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