hormone, endocrine, internal secretion
(noun) the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hormone (plural hormones)
(physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity.
Any similar substance in plants.
• See also hormone
hormone (third-person singular simple present hormones, present participle hormoning, simple past and past participle hormoned)
(transitive, colloquial) To treat with hormones.
• moorhen
Source: Wiktionary
Hor"mone (hĂ´r"mon), n. [From Gr. "orma`ein to excite.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A chemical substance formed in one organ and carried in the circulation to another organ on which it exerts a stimulating effect; thus, according to Starling, the gastric glands are stimulated by a hormone from the pyloric mucous membrane.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 February 2025
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
