hormones

hor-mones · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Chemical substances produced by glands in the body that regulate various physiological processes.

  2. 2.

    Synthetic substances with similar effects used in medicine or agriculture.

Related words

See also: estrogen, insulin, testosterone
Synonyms: chemical messengers, secretions

Etymology

From Greek hormon, present participle of horman (to set in motion, urge on), from horme (impulse).