German

Noun

Hormone

1. plural of Hormon

English

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.

Hyponyms

• See also Wikisaurus:hormone

Derived terms

• hormonal
• hormone therapy
• 'mones (mones)

Translations

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

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.mɔn/

Noun

hormone m ‎(plural hormones)

1. hormone

Derived terms

• hormonal