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Hormone   /hˈɔrmˌoʊn/   Listen
Hormone

noun
1.
The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect.  Synonyms: endocrine, internal secretion.



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"Hormone" Quotes from Famous Books



... apples, any of you apple growers well know that the Golden Delicious and York Imperial grow crops in alternate years. Now, you come along with hormone sprays and take half or two-thirds of the young fruits off soon after the trees blossom and throw them into regular production. That's the same thing that you are talking about, Mr. Stoke. I never heard of anybody thinning walnuts. I don't know whether they do or not. ...
— Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting - Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 • Various



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