hormone
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhɔɹmoʊn
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
LGBTQcolloquialusually in the plural
Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people.
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.
verb
transitivecolloquial
To treat with hormones.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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This meaning: (LGBTQ, colloquial, usually in the plural) Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people.
Used this way, hormone is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in everyday conversation and social media or informal writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Casual
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Playful
- Usage feel
- Casual and conversational
Where it naturally appears
- Everyday conversation
- Social media/informal writing
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More ways to use hormone
- “Her doctor said her hormone levels were within a healthy range.”
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Word Family
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Word family
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Related to Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women.
A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
Male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics.
Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus.
A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm.
Hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning.
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