'Hormone' definitions:
Definition of 'hormone'
From: WordNet
noun
The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect [syn: hormone, endocrine, internal secretion]
Definition of 'Hormone'
From: GCIDE
- Hormone \Hor"mone\ (h[^o]r"m[=o]n), n. [From Gr. "orma`ein to excite.]
- 1. (Physiological Chem.) A chemical substance formed in one organ and carried in the circulation to another organ on which it exerts a specific effect on cells at a distance from the producing cells; thus, pituitary hormones produced in the brain may have effects on cells in distant parts of the body.. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
- 2. (Physiological Chem.) a chemical substance, whether natural or synthetic, that functions like a hormone in a living organism. Thus, synthetic steroid hormones may be more effective than their natural counterparts. [PJC]
- 3. (Bot.) A substance that controls growth rate or differentiation in plants; also called phytohormone. The most well-known are the auxins that stimulate growth at the growing tips of plants, and control root formation and the dropping of leaves; and the gibberellins, which are used in agriculture to promote plant growth. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'hormone'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adjuvant,
- adrenosterone,
- Allen-Doisy hormone,
- androgen,
- androsterone,
- autacoid,
- bile,
- carminative,
- chalone,
- cholecystokinin,
- chondrotrophic hormone,
- corticosterone,
- counterirritant,
- dehydrocorticosterone,
- digestive secretion,
- emmenagogue,
- endocrine,
- expectorant,
- gall,
- gastric juice,
- insulin,
- intestinal juice,
- maturative,
- mucus,
- pancreatic juice,
- progesterone,
- prostatic fluid,
- rheum,
- salivary secretion,
- semen,
- sperm,
- tears,
- thyroxin,
- vasodilator,
- vitamin
Words containing 'Hormone'
- Hormonal,
- adrenocorticotrophic hormone,
- adrenocorticotropic hormone,
- androgenic hormone,
- antidiuretic hormone,
- gastrointestinal hormone,
- gi hormones,
- gonadotrophic hormone,
- gonadotropic hormone,
- growth hormone,
- juvenile hormone,
- lactogenic hormone,
- luteinizing hormone,
- parathyroid hormone,
- plant hormone,
- releasing hormone,
- sex hormone,
- somatotrophic hormone,
- somatotropic hormone,
- steroid hormone,
- thyroid hormone,
- thyrotrophic hormone,
- thyrotropic hormone,
- hormone replacement therapy,
- human growth hormone,
- hypothalamic releasing hormone,
- follicle-stimulating hormone,
- hormone-replacement therapy,
- melanocyte-stimulating hormone,
- thyroid-stimulating hormone,
- thyrotropin-releasing hormone,
- growth hormone-releasing factor,
- interstitial cell-stimulating hormone