hormone
US: /ˈhɔɹˌmoʊn/
UK: /hˈɔːməʊn/
UK: /hˈɔːməʊn/
English Vietnamese dictionary
hormone /'hɔ:moun/
- danh từ
- (sinh vật học) Hoocmon
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
a chemical substance produced in the body or in a plant that encourages growth or influences how the cells and tissues function; an artificial substance that has similar effects: growth hormones + a hormone imbalance + Oestrogen is a female sex hormone.
hormonal adjective [usually before noun]: the hormonal changes occurring during pregnancy
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
female, male | growth, sex
children who do not produce enough growth hormone
VERB + HORMONE
produce, release, secrete
Hormones are secreted into the bloodstream.
HORMONE + NOUN
production | replacement therapy, treatment | deficiency, imbalance | balance, level
Concise English dictionary
hormones'hɔrməʊn /'hɔːm-
noun
+the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
