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HORM-ohn/ˈhɔːməʊn/

A hormone is a chemical messenger made in the body: a growth hormone; hormone levels. Drug is wider; medicine is not a synonym. The biology paper asked how a hormone travels. Related: hormonal. Do not use hormone as slang for mood in a scientific write-up — name the hormone if you can.

Meaning

A chemical produced in the body that controls growth, mood, or other processes.

Examples

• “The biology paper asked how a hormone travels in the blood.”
• “Hormone levels were plotted over the month, which is the data sense.”

Good to know

a hormone; hormone levels / therapy. Adjective: hormonal. Science papers. Specific chemical, not a vague “mood juice”.

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