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English
Etymology
From hormone + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hormonal (comparative more hormonal, superlative most hormonal)
- (biochemistry) Pertaining to hormones.
- (colloquial) Of or pertaining to the menstrual cycle.
- Strongly affected by one's hormones.
a hormonal teenage boy
Derived terms
Translations
of or pertaining to the menstrual cycle
strongly affected by one's hormones
French
Adjective
hormonal (feminine hormonale, masculine plural hormonaux, feminine plural hormonales)
- hormonal
Further reading
Interlingua
Adjective
hormonal (not comparable)
- hormonal
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: hor‧mo‧nal
Adjective
hormonal m or f (plural hormonais)
- hormonal
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French hormonal. By surface analysis, hormon + -al.
Adjective
hormonal m or n (feminine singular hormonală, masculine plural hormonali, feminine and neuter plural hormonale)
- hormonal
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oɾmoˈnal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: hor‧mo‧nal
Adjective
hormonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural hormonales)
- hormonal
Derived terms
Further reading