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plural hormones
(physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity. quotations
Hormones are the bicycle couriers of the body, delivering chemical messages all around the teeming metropolis that is you.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 165
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity.
(LGBT, colloquial, usually in the plural) Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people. examples
(botany) Any similar substance in plants. examples
third-person singular simple present hormones, present participle hormoning, simple past and past participle hormoned
(transitive, colloquial) To treat with hormones. examples