hormonal
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a hormone or hormones.
hormonal secretions from endocrine glands.
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exhibiting any of the emotional and behavioral effects of one’s sex hormones: They’re just hormonal boys looking at nude pictures.
I was hormonal after giving birth, crying over nothing.
They’re just hormonal boys looking at nude pictures.
Etymology
Origin of hormonal
First recorded in 1925–30; hormon(e) ( def. ) + -al 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Although she cannot take part in the menstrual fluid collection because she takes hormonal contraception to manage her symptoms and no longer menstruates, she believes the research could help improve understanding of conditions affecting women.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The sprint workout also altered more than 200 metabolites and rapidly increased levels of proteins involved in blood vessel growth, tissue remodeling, and hormonal signaling.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
The main treatments - chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, hormonal therapy and targeted therapy - can affect fertility in different ways.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Instead, the researchers view digit ratio as a possible marker of hormonal exposure during early fetal development.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
So he focused on her apprentice armband to remind himself that hormonal responses were strictly forbidden.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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