HORMONES Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word hormones. (close relations)
Definition of HORMONES
Best Alternative Words for HORMONES
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| agents | nounn | |||||||
noun • an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect • a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations • a substance that exerts some force or effect • a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission • any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau • the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | ||||||||
| biochemicals | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to biochemistry; involving chemical processes in living organisms | ||||||||
| chemicals | nounn | |||||||
adjective • relating to or used in chemistry • of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes noun • material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules | ||||||||
| compounds | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||||
adjective • composed of more than one part noun • a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts • (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight • an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient) • a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes. adjective satellite • consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts • composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony verb • make more intense, stronger, or more marked • put or add together • calculate principal and interest • create by mixing or combining • combine so as to form a whole; mix | ||||||||
| messengers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who carries a message | ||||||||
| regulators | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. • an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest • a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) | ||||||||
| secretions | nounn | |||||||
noun • the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance • a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell | ||||||||
| signals | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message • any incitement to action • an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes adjective satellite • notably out of the ordinary verb • communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs • be a signal for or a symptom of | ||||||||
| substances | nounn | |||||||
noun • the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience • the idea that is intended • material of a particular kind or constitution • considerable capital (wealth or income) • content communicating a message; what something is about • the property of holding together and retaining its shape • a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties | ||||||||
| endocrine | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions noun • the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect • any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream | ||||||||
| internal secretion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | ||||||||
