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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions hormone 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. Any similar substance in plants. Etymology: From Ancient Greek (orme) "rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort", from , (ormao, ormo) "to set in motion, to urge on, to cheer on, to make a start, to hasten on".      Full Definition of hormone  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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