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Hormone

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Noun

1. endocrine, hormone, internal secretion

the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hormone

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noun
1. 
a chemical substance produced in an endocrine gland and transported in the blood to a certain tissue, on which it exerts a specific effect
2. 
an organic compound produced by a plant that is essential for growth
3. 
any synthetic substance having the same effects

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Hormone

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noun
1. 
a substance formed in some organ of the body, as the adrenal glands, the pituitary, etc., and carried by a body fluid to another organ or tissue, where it has a specific effect: now often prepared synthetically
2. 
a similar substance produced in a plant, as an auxin

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hormone

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n.
1.
a. A substance, usually a peptide or steroid, produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity, such as growth or metabolism.
b. A synthetic compound that acts like a hormone in the body.
2. Any of various similar substances found in plants and insects that regulate development.

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