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HORMONES

"HORMONES" is a plural of: hormone.

Date "HORMONES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1985. (references)


Specialty Definition: HORMONES

DomainDefinition

Food & Agriculture

Chemicals, found in plants and animals, that stimulate action and bring about a response at some distance from their point of origin. Source: European Union. (references)

Health

Chemical substances having a specific regulatory effect on the activity of a certain organ or organs. The term was originally applied to substances secreted by various endocrine glands and transported in the bloodstream to the target organs. It is sometimes extended to include those substances that are not produced by the endocrine glands but that have similar effects. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: HORMONES

English words defined with "HORMONES": adrenal cortex, anabolic steroidductless glandendocrine gland, estrogen, EvansHerbert McLean Evans, hormonal, hormone replacement therapy, hormone-replacement therapy, HRT, hyperthyroidism, hypothalamic releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, hypothyroidismislands of Langerhans, isles of Langerhans, islets of Langerhansnonsteroidaloestrogenprogestin, progestogenreleasing factor, releasing hormone, Rhsex-linked disorder, steroidalthyrotoxicosis, tyrosineXXY, XY, XYY. (references)
Specialty definitions using "HORMONES": Gastrointestinal Hormones, Glycoprotein Hormones, alpha SubunitHormones, Ectopic, Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists, Hormones, Synthetic, Hypothalamic HormonesInsect Hormones, Invertebrate HormonesPituitary Hormone Release Inhibiting Hormones, Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones, Pituitary Hormones, Progestational Hormones, Progestational Hormones, SyntheticTesticular Hormones, Thyroid Hormones. (references)

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Modern Usage: HORMONES

DomainUsage

Screenplays

That was shallow, cheap, and based solely on hormones. Works for me! (Freakazoid!; writing credit: Alan Burnett; Paul Dini)

Add that to raging hormones and I guarantee you I am absolutely entitled to do the 'crying thing'. (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay)

My wife thinks it's the artificial hormones in beef. (Millennium; writing credit: Eric Knight)

My hormones don't rage. (Daria; writing credit: Glenn Eichler; Peggy Nicoll)

I'm a man; I got a lot of hormones in my body. (I Love You to Death; writing credit: John Kostmayer)

Movie/TV Titles

Raging Hormones (1999)

Married with Hormones (1991)

Raging Hormones (1988)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: HORMONES

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References

  • The 2000 Import and Export Market for Natural and Synthetic Hormones in Europe (reference)

  • The 2002 World Market Forecasts for Imported Natural and Synthetic Hormones (reference)

  • The 2003 World Forecasts of Natural and Synthetic Hormones Export Supplies (reference)

  • The World Market for Pituitary (Anterior) or Similar Hormones and Derivatives: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • ABCs of Hormones: What You Need to Know About Melatonin, Dhea, Pregnenolone, Sex Hormones, Hgh, Insulin, Thyroid, and More (Good Health Guides) (reference)

  • Human pituitary hormones : circadian and episodic variations : a workshop symposium held in Brussels, Belgium, November 29-30, 1979, sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities, as advised by the Committee on Medical and Public Health Research (reference)

  • Hormonal Proteins and Peptides: Gonadotropic Hormones (reference)

  • Hormones in Human Amniotic Fluid (Monographs on Endocrinology : V. 21) (reference)

  • The Practical Encyclopedia of Sex and Health: From Aphrodisiacs and Hormones to Potency, Stress, Vasectomy and Yeast Infection (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: HORMONES

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Pictured is a breast cancer cell, photographed by a scanning electron microscope, which produces a 3-dimensional images. This picture shows the overall shape of the cell's surface at a very high magnification. Cancer cells are best identified by internal details, but research with a scanning electron microscope can show how cells respond in changing environments and can show mapping distribution of binding sites of hormones and other biological molecules. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

P. acnes is associated with the disease acne, an infection within the skin's oil producing glands, leading to the formation of pimples. Hormones play a crucial role in this process. Credit: CDC.

Lengthwise view of the rat brain showing the brain regions in which certain stress hormones (i.e., endogenous opioids) are released. Credit: NIAA.

Mechanisms of Secretion of Neurotransmitters and Hormones. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Chemical analysis for cortisone and related hormones in body fluids. / National Institutes of Health photo. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Exogenous hormones and dysfunctional... Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: HORMONES

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

These hormones also have a contra-insulin effect. (references)

They weaken because they no longer get female hormones. (references)

A combination patch containing both hormones is now available. (references)

Business

Since 1989, the EU has prohibited importation of beef from cattle treated with growth hormones. (references)

Economic History

Switzerland

U.S. agriculture exports have shown solid growth in recent years, though resistance to foods containing GMOs and hormones is growing. (references)

India

Opportunities also exists for relaxin, rennin, clot-dissolving agents, insulin, interferons, interleukins and anticancer therapeutics, human growth hormones, erythropoietin, blood factors VIII & XI, urokinase, tissue plasminogen activator, streptokinase tissue necrosis factor. (references)

Pakistan

There is good market potential for antibiotics, vaccines, therapeutic medicines, analgesics, tranquilizers, hormones, blood pressure control drugs, anti-ulcerants, drugs for the treatment of cardiac conditions, cancer, psychiatric drugs, contraceptives and birth control prescriptions. (references)

Political Economy

AUSTRIA

The EU ban on beef imports from cattle treated with hormones severely restricts U.S. exports of beef to Austria. (references)

Ireland

For example, Ireland supported the EU stance in the recently resolved U.S.-EU banana dispute, and endorses the EU's decision to ban imports of U.S. beef from cattle treated with approved growth hormones. (references)

SWITZERLAND

Methods not allowed in Switzerland include the use of hormones, antibiotics and other anti-microbial substances in the raising of beef and pork as well as the production of eggs from chickens kept in certain types of battery cages. (references)

Trade

Luxembourg

American-raised beef treated with hormones also may not be imported under EU regulations. (references)

Costa Rica

Special labeling requirements apply to pharmaceuticals, fertilizers, pesticides, hormones, veterinary preparations, vaccines, poisonous substances, and mouthwashes. (references)

Spain

EU regulations on hormones ban most U.S. beef and beef products from entry into the EU. In addition, EU health regulations on live cattle ban U.S. high genetic cattle imports. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: HORMONES

"HORMONES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 96.42% of the time. "HORMONES" is used about 279 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (plural)96.42%26917,948
Lexical Verb (-s form)3.23%9117,287
Noun (proper)0.36%1339,140
                    Total100.00%279N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: HORMONES

Expressions using "HORMONES": Gastrointestinal Hormones Hypothalamic Hormones Insect Hormones Invertebrate Hormones Juvenile Hormones Pancreatic Hormones Parathyroid Hormones Pituitary Hormone Release Inhibiting Hormones Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones Pituitary Hormones Placental Hormones plant hormones Progestational Hormones Sex hormones Testicular Hormones Thymus Hormones Thyroid Hormones. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "HORMONES": anti-hormones, phyto-hormones.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: HORMONES

Language Translations for "HORMONES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

hormoner. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

hormonen. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

hormoni (hormone). (various references)

   

French

  

hormone (hormone). (various references)

   

German

  

Hormone. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ορμόναι. (various references)

   

Italian

  

ormoni. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ormoneshay

   

Portuguese

  

hormonas. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

hormonas. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

hormoner. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: HORMONES

Derivations

Words ending with "HORMONES": neurohormones, parathormones, phytohormones. (additional references)


Misspellings

"HORMONES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: harmans, harmone, harmones, hermanos, hermeneus, hogmanays, horemone, horminum, hormo, hormon, ormondes, ormones. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "HORMONES"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "HORMONES" (pronounced hô"rmō'nz)
4-m ō' n zdaimones, pheromones.
3-ō' n zallophones, cheekbones, cherrystones, cobblestones, cornerstones, crossbones, earphones, gallstones, gemstones, gladstones, gravestones, hailstones, headphones, headstones, limestones, megaphones, microphones, milestones, overtones, rhinestones, saxophones, silicones, telephones, tombstones, undertones.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: HORMONES

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: moorhens.

Words within the letters "e-h-m-n-o-o-r-s"

-1 letter: hormone, moorhen, onshore.

-2 letters: herons, homers, honers, honors, morons, morose, mosher, nooser, nosher, romeos, senhor, sermon, sooner.

-3 letters: enorm, herms, herns, heron, heros, hoers, homer, homes, homos, honer, hones, honor, horns, horse, hosen, meson, monos, moons, moors, moose, mores, morns, moron, morse, nomes, nomos, noose, norms, omens, omers, romeo, rooms, roose, senor, shoer.

 Words containing the letters "e-h-m-n-o-o-r-s"
 

+1 letter: neomorphs.

 

+2 letters: chromogens, endomorphs, homeowners, horsewoman, horsewomen, monorhymes, moonshiner, morphogens, pheromones.

 

+3 letters: gramophones, homopterans, mesonephroi, mesonephros, microphones, monochromes, moonshiners, nephrostome, neurohumors, resmoothing.

 

+4 letters: apomorphines, chondriosome, chronometers, endomorphies, endomorphism, hemoproteins, heteronomies, heteronomous, homogenizers, honeymooners, humorousness, longshoreman, longshoremen, melanophores, moonlighters, nephrostomes, nomographies, northernmost, southernmost, theobromines, thromboxanes, whoremongers.

 

+5 letters: adrenochromes, amorphousness, chemisorption, chondriosomes, chromocenters, chronometries, comprehension, enantiomorphs, endomorphisms, fashionmonger, hymenopterons, hymenopterous, morphogeneses, morphogenesis, neurohormones, normothermias, parathormones, phytohormones, rhodomontades, rhombohedrons, thrombokinase.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: HORMONES


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

48 4F 52 4D 4F 4E 45 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001000 01001111 01010010 01001101 01001111 01001110 01000101 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#72 &#79 &#82 &#77 &#79 &#78 &#69 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0048 004F 0052 004D 004F 004E 0045 0053

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4249524749483953

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Expressions
9. Translations: Modern
10. Derivations
11. Rhymes
12. Anagrams
13. Orthography
14. Bibliography


  

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