hormonal
US/hɔɹˈmoʊnəl/
hormonal adjective: pertaining to hormones.
Adjective
hormonal (comparative more hormonal, superlative most hormonal)
- Pertaining to hormones.
- The authors also said they attempted to investigate whether there are differing breast cancer risks between hormonal and nonhormonal IUDs.2023 March 21, Jessie Gretener, “Progestagen-only contraceptives carry similar, small breast cancer risk as other hormone contraceptives, study finds”, in CNN
- Of or pertaining to the menstrual cycle.
- Strongly affected by one's hormones.
- a hormonal teenage boy
- All those male bodies and loud, virile male hormonal voices.1984 February 4, Vincent F. Luti, “Mouths Open, Only Singing”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 5
Examples of hormonal in a sentence
- After struggling with hormonal acne and bloating, she said, "I was willing to try anything."
- The characterization of hormonal receptors, in particular PR, opened new ways towards antiprogestogens as therapeutic strategies.
- But I’ve only ever used it combined with hormonal birth control, FYI, and I’m currently not on any birth control.
Forms of hormonal
| comparative | more hormonal |
|---|---|
| superlative | most hormonal |
Origin of hormonal
From hormone + -al.
Words formed from hormonal
Questions about hormonal
- What does hormonal mean?
- Hormonal means pertaining to hormones.
- What part of speech is hormonal?
- Hormonal is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce hormonal?
- Hormonal is pronounced /hɔɹˈmoʊnəl/ (US).
Words near hormonal in the dictionary
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