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Word: Hormone
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: from Greek hormōn, present participle of horman ‘impel, set in motion’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɔːməʊn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action.
Short Definition:regulatory substance produced in organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood
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