ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hormonal

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /hɔɹˈmoʊnəl/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Hormonal is an adjective meaning (biochemistry) Pertaining to hormones.

Meaning

(biochemistry) Pertaining to hormones.

More Meanings

  1. (colloquial) Of or pertaining to the menstrual cycle.
  2. Strongly affected by one's hormones.

Example Sentences

a hormonal teenage boy
All those male bodies and loud, virile male hormonal voices.
The authors also said they attempted to investigate whether there are differing breast cancer risks between hormonal and nonhormonal IUDs.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hormone, endocrine, endocrinic, glandular, secretory, neuroendocrine.

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