Adrenalin

/ (əˈdrɛnəlɪn) /

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noun

trademark a brand of adrenaline

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Words nearby Adrenalin

ad rem, adren-, adrenal, adrenal gland, adrenal glands, Adrenalin, adrenaline, adrenaline rush, adrenal insufficiency, adrenalize, adrenalized

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How to use Adrenalin in a sentence

In Musselman's case, the thrill is probably less about money than the adrenalin rush of a wildly successful gamble.
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"The air was heavy and sweet with the sweat of adrenalin-fuelled bodies," she trills.
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You cannot be in state of relaxation if you are close to someone in a state of adrenalin.
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We sense, or imagine we do, the adrenalin pumping through her system and a sly wit informing her thoughts.
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Equal parts humanitarian and adrenalin junkie, she works at a refugee center for undocumented women and children in Copenhagen.
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This was long before the days of Dunbar's pollantin, Holbrook Curtis' ambrosia, adrenalin, and the modern vaccines.
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Gonzales sat heavily in one of the leather chairs, began to fumble in his pocket for another adrenalin vial.
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Every rustle of the pages seemed to release a fresh shot of adrenalin into his blood stream.
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After weeks in the black, meeting a man who could pay a compliment without risking court-martial must be like a shot of adrenalin.
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Hmorrhage is easily controlled by pressure and the use of adrenalin.
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