English Dictionary

hormone

/ˈhɔːməʊn/

noun

(physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity. / (pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity.

The hormone levels in her body were imbalanced.

意味（1）

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

Hormones are the bicycle couriers of the body, delivering chemical messages all around the teeming metropolis that is you.

意味（2）

(pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity.

意味（3）

(LGBT, colloquial, usually in the plural) Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people.

I'm going to be going to slightly higher doses of hormones soon.

意味（4）

(botany) Any similar substance in plants.