hormone
/ˈhɔːməʊn/noun
1- Physiology 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【生理】荷尔蒙, 激素。
1.1
- a synthetic substance with a similar effect人造激素。
1.2
hormones
a person's sex hormones as held to influence behaviour or mood性激素。
派生词
hormonal
adjective词源
early 20th cent.: from Greek hormōn, present participle of horman 'impel, set in motion'.