Hormon

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See also: hormon and hormón

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, to set in motion, to urge on).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɔʁˈmoːn/
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  • Rhymes: -oːn
  • Hyphenation: Hor‧mon

Noun

Hormon n (strong, genitive Hormons, plural Hormone)

  1. hormone

Declension

Further reading

  • Hormon” in Duden online
  • Hormon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache