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Definition: HORMONES

Part of Speech Definition
Noun Plural 1. Plural inflection of the noun hormone.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun Base
(hormone)		 1. The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect.[Wordnet].

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"Hormones" is a common misspelling or typo for: hormoners.

Date "Hormones" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1897. (references)

Specialty Definition: HORMONES

Domain Definition
Chemical Industry Chemicals, found in plants and animals, that stimulate action and bring about a response at some distance from their point of origin. Source: European Union. (references)
Environment Natural secretions transported in the blood at very low concentrations in the free state or attached to carrier proteins exerting regulatory, growth, or homeostatic effects; regulate general body growth and metabolism, endocrine organs, and reproductive function. (references)
Health Chemical substances having a specific regulatory effect on the activity of a certain organ or organs. The term was originally applied to substances secreted by various endocrine glands and transported in the bloodstream to the target organs. It is sometimes extended to include those substances that are not produced by the endocrine glands but that have similar effects. (references)

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Common Expressions: HORMONES

Expressions Definition
GI hormones Hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Specialty Expressions: HORMONES

Expressions Domain Definition
Gastrointestinal Hormones Health Hormones secreted by the gastrointestinal mucosa that affect the timing or the quality of secretion of digestive enzymes, and regulate the motor activity of the digestive system organs. (references)
Hypothalamic Hormones Health Hormones isolated from the hypothalamus which exercise control over other organs, primarily the pituitary gland. Well-known members include certain pituitary hormone-releasing hormones and pituitary hormone release inhibiting hormones. Vasopressin and oxytocin which are found in the posterior pituitary may also be secreted by the hypothalamus but are not grouped here (pituitary hormones, posterior). (references)
Insect Hormones Health Hormones secreted by insects. They influence their growth and development. Also synthetic substances that act like insect hormones. (references)
Invertebrate Hormones Health Hormones produced by invertebrates, usually insects, mollusks, annelids, and helminths. (references)
Juvenile Hormones Health Compounds, either natural or synthetic, which block development of the growing insect. (references)
Pancreatic Hormones Health Peptide hormones secreted into the blood by cells in the Islets of Langerhans of the pancreas. The alpha cells secrete glucagon; the beta cells secrete insulin; the delta cells secrete somatostatin; and the PP cells secrete pancreatic polypeptide. (references)
Pituitary Hormone Release Inhibiting Hormones Health Polypeptide hormones produced in the hypothalamus which inhibit the release of pituitary hormones. Used for PHRIH in general or for which there is no specific heading. (references)
Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones Health Hormones released by one structure (e.g., the hypothalamus or the thyroid gland) that effect the secretion of hormones from the pituitary gland. (references)
Pituitary Hormones Health Hormones secreted by the anterior and posterior lobes of the pituitary gland and the pars intermedia, an ill-defined region between the two. Their secretion is regulated by the hypothalamus. (references)
Plant hormones Biology & Biotechnology Organic compounds that are synthesized in minute quantities in one part of a plant and translocated to another part, where it influences a specific physiological process. Source: European Union. (references)
Plant hormones Food & Agriculture Substances secreted by living cells or produced synthetically ( hetero-auxin ) capable of stimulati or retarding the growth of plant tissues. Source: European Union. (references)
Progestational Hormones Health A class of sex hormones associated with certain changes in the uterus and vagina during the menstrual cycle. They are necessary for the development of mammary tissue and for the maintenance of pregnancy. (references)
Sex hormones Health Hormones that are found in higher quantities in one sex than in the other. Male sex hormones are the androgens, which include testosterone; and the female sex hormones are the estrogens and progesterone. (references)
Testicular Hormones Health Hormones produced in the testis. (references)
Thymus Hormones Health Humoral factors secreted by the thymus gland. They participate in the development of the lymphoid system and the maturation of the cellular immune response. (references)
Thyroid Hormones Health Hormones secreted by the thyroid gland. (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: HORMONES

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Prenatal hormones and sexual orientation 16     Alpha subunit of glycoprotein hormones 8
Insect diuretic hormones 11     Insect diuretic hormones 11
Alpha subunit of glycoprotein hormones 8     Prenatal hormones and sexual orientation 16

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"hormones" is a common misspelling or typo for: hormoners.

Synonyms: hormones
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 hormone, progesterone.
Consider also: adrenalines, catecholamines, gonadotropins, contraceptives, insulins, secretions, steroids, adrenaline, adrenocorticotropin, catecholamine, corticotropin, gonadotropin, glucagon, melatonin.

Other

 progestin, hormone-like, progestine.
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Computed Synonyms: hormones

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   12.0084   hormones     mineralocorticoid     mineralcorticoid   
 2   9.1089   hormones     corticosteroids     adrenal steroids, corticosteroid   
 3   8.0798   hormones     Hormone     corticosteroid, endocrine, ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone   
 4   1.2095   hormones     probes     examines, sees, searchings, looks, checks   
 5   1.2093   hormones     punches     clouts, bashes, bangs, socks, swipes   
 6   1.1396   hormones     horns     ivories, hooters, klaxons, flares, arms   
 7   1.1094   hormones     mortals     fatals, lethals, mans, persons, killings   
 8   1.1093   hormones     auxins     plant hormones, phytohormones, auxin, phytohormone, growth hormone   
 9   1.1093   hormones     stings     pricks, bites, stabs, punctures, spurs   
 10   1.1092   hormones     antigens     immunogens, antibodies, inducers, generators, antigen   
 11   1.1092   hormones     genders     genres, types, manners, natures, breeds   
 12   1.1092   hormones     inducers     causers, provokers, inciters, inferrers, persuaders   
 13   1.1091   hormones     generators     engenderers, procreators, causers, originators, spawners   
 14   1.0092   hormones     endocrine     endocrine gland, hormone, internal secretion, paracrine, prime   
 15   1.0092   hormones     progestin     progesterone, female hormone, gestagen, estrogen, gestagens   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: hormones

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   12.1088   plant hormones     auxins     phytohormones, plant hormone   
 2   7.8897   thymus hormones     thymic hormones     thymic hormone   
 3   7.8897   thymic hormones     thymus hormones     thymus hormone   
 4   5.9986   synthetic progestational hormones     synthetic progestins     progestin analogs   
 5   5.9982   synthetic progestational hormones     progestational hormone analogs     progestin analogs, synthetic progestins   
 6   5.1786   progestational hormones     progestogens     Progestagen   
 7   5.1778   synthetic progestational hormones     progestin analogs     progestational hormone analogs, synthetic progestins   
 8   4.8195   plant hormones     phytohormones     auxins   
 9   4.6798   thymic hormones     thymic hormone     thymus hormone   
 10   4.3591   thyroid hormones     thyroxines     thyroid hormone   
 11   4.1796   thymic hormones     thymus hormone     thymic hormone   
 12   3.6798   thymus hormones     thymus hormone     thymic hormone   
 13   3.0796   thymus hormones     thymic hormone     thymus hormone   
 14   3.0087   plant hormones     auxin     plant hormone, natural growth hormone   
 15   2.5798   plant hormones     plant hormone     phytohormone, growth substance   
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Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: HORMONES

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya هُرْمُون (hormone, hormones), هورمونات (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha هُرْمُون (hormone, hormones), هورمونات (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic هُرْمُون (hormone, hormones), هورمونات (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian hormoni (hormones), hormony (hormones). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese mineralocorticóide (hormones, mineralocorticoid), hormones (hormones), hormonas (hormones). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Danish hormoner (hormones), mineralokortikoid (mineralocorticoid, hormones). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Tai ฮอร์โมน (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina hormoni (hormones), hormony (hormones). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 激素 (hormone, hormones), 荷尔蒙 (hormone, hormones, progesterone, progestin), 雌性激素 (female hormones, oestrogen). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 激素 (hormone, hormones), 雌性激素 (female hormones). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Corse ormona (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsi ormona (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsican ormona (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Corso ormona (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsu ormona (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Croatian hormoni (hormones). Additional references: Croatian, Croatia, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech hormoni (hormones), hormony (hormones). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish hormoner (hormones), mineralokortikoid (mineralocorticoid, hormones). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk hormoner (hormones), mineralokortikoid (mineralocorticoid, hormones). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari ههرمهن (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Hormone (hormones), Mineralocorticoid (hormones), Hormonen (hormones). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch hormoon (hormone, hormones), hormoon uit de bijnierschors (hormones, mineralocorticoid), hormonen (hormones). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish mineralokortikoidi (mineralocorticoid, hormones), mineraalikortikoidi (mineralocorticoid, hormones), hormoni (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Français nom d'ensemble des hormones corticosurrénales (hormones, mineralocorticoid), hormone (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
French nom d'ensemble des hormones corticosurrénales (hormones, mineralocorticoid), hormone (hormone, hormones). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
German Hormone (hormones), Mineralocorticoid (hormones), Hormonen (hormones). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek ορμόνη (hormone, hormones), ορμόναι (hormones). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) ormoni (hormone, hormones), ormonai (hormones). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew ןומרוה (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic هُرْمُون (hormone, hormones), هورمونات (hormone, hormones). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Hormone (hormones), Mineralocorticoid (hormones), Hormonen (hormones). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Hormone (hormones), Mineralocorticoid (hormones), Hormonen (hormones). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian ormoni (hormones). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit ןומרוה (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese ホルモン (hormone, endocrine, hormonal, hormones), 反ホルモン (anti hormones, anti-hormones). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Norwegian hormoner (hormones). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi ههرمهن (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian ههرمهن (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) ههرمهن (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Polish hormon (hormone, auxin, hormones), hormony (hormones). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Polnisch hormon (hormone, auxin, hormones), hormony (hormones). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Polski hormon (hormone, auxin, hormones), hormony (hormones). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese mineralocorticóide (hormones, mineralocorticoid), hormônios (hormones, mineralocorticoid), hormonas mineralocorticosteróides (hormones, mineralocorticoid), hormones (hormones), hormonas (hormones). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi hormoner (hormones, Hormone), mineralokortikoid (hormones, mineralocorticoid). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian гормоны (hormones). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) gormony (hormones). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki гормоны (hormones). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) gormony (hormones). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Siamese ฮอร์โมน (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland hormoner (hormones), mineralokortikoid (mineralocorticoid, hormones). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish hormonas (hormones), el mineralocorticoide (hormones, mineralocorticoid), mineralocorticoide (mineralocorticoid, hormones). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Thai ฮอร์โมน (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea mineralokortikoidi (mineralocorticoid, hormones), mineraalikortikoidi (mineralocorticoid, hormones), hormoni (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi mineralokortikoidi (mineralocorticoid, hormones), mineraalikortikoidi (mineralocorticoid, hormones), hormoni (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska hormoner (hormones, Hormone), mineralokortikoid (hormones, mineralocorticoid). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish hormoner (hormones, Hormone), mineralokortikoid (hormones, mineralocorticoid). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Thai ฮอร์โมน (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Thaiklang ฮอร์โมน (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish hormon (hormone, hormones). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian Гормон (hormones). Additional references: Ukrainian, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) gormon (hormones). Additional references: Ukrainian, hormones. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: HORMONES

Language Translations for “hormones” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin ormoneshay (hormones). Additional references: Pig Latin, hormones. (volunteer)
Terran A holumorn (hormones). Additional references: Terran A, hormones. (volunteer)
Terran B hormoneoco (hormones). Additional references: Terran B, hormones. (volunteer)
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