Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hormone

/ˈhoɹmoʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: hor-mone
IPA: /ˈhoɹmoʊn/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.

noun

A synthetic compound with the same activity.

noun

A synthetic compound with the same activity.

Colloquial

noun

Any similar substance in plants.

verb

To treat with hormones.

Colloquial; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."
"The text recounts a 2011 experiment: Researchers tested 136 healthy young men’s testosterone levels, asked them about their political party affiliations, then gave them either a placebo or ten grams of AndroGel one percent, a high-end dose of a common form of testosterone often used in hormone replacement therapies. […] Alogaily and the paper’s co-authors argued that this is “evidence that neuro-active hormones affect political preferences”."
"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."
"I'm going to be going to slightly higher doses of hormones soon."

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”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhoɹmoʊn/
British English: /ˈhɔːməʊn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hormones (plural) hormones (present, singular) hormoning (participle, present) hormoned (participle, past) hormoned (past)

Derived Forms

adipohormone allohormone antihormone ectohormone enterohormone glycohormone hormonal hormonelike hormones hormonization hormonize hormonogenesis

Phrases

adrenocorticotropic hormone antidiuretic hormone anti-Müllerian hormone bovine growth hormone caudodorsal cell hormone corticotropin-releasing hormone dorsal body hormone follicle stimulating hormone

Frequently Paired Words

steroid :Category:Hormones

Synonyms

hormone endocrine internal secretion

Questions

How do you pronounce hormone?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoɹmoʊn/.
What does hormone mean?: Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
Where does hormone come from?: 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”).

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