hormone

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɔːməʊn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhoɹmoʊn/ === Noun === hormone (plural hormones) (physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity. (pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity. (LGBTQ, colloquial, usually in the plural) Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people. (botany) Any similar substance in plants. ==== Hyponyms ==== See also Thesaurus:hormone ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hormone (third-person singular simple present hormones, present participle hormoning, simple past and past participle hormoned) (transitive, colloquial) To treat with hormones. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === moorhen == French == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (mute h) IPA(key): /ɔʁ.mɔn/ === Noun === hormone f (plural hormones) hormone ==== Derived terms ==== hormonal === Further reading === “hormone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Interlingua == === Noun === hormone (plural hormones) alternative form of hormon == Spanish == === Verb === hormone inflection of hormonar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative