Synonyms of the word

hormone

• n. (physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect…
• n. (pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity.
• n. Any similar substance in plants.
• v. (transitive, colloquial) To treat with hormones.

endocrine

• adj. Producing internal secretions that are transported around the body by the bloodstream.
• adj. Pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions.
• n. The secretion of an endocrine gland.
• n. An endocrine gland.

secretion

• n. (countable) any substance that is secreted by an organism.
• n. (uncountable) the act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland.
• n. the act of hiding something.