different between adrenaline vs epinephrine

English

Alternative forms

• adrenalin

Etymology

From adrenal +? -ine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??d??n?l?n/

Noun

adrenaline (usually uncountable, plural adrenalines)

1. (biochemistry) epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English adrenaline.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.dre?.na??li.n?/, /a?.dre?.na??li.n?/
• Hyphenation: adre?na?li?ne
• Rhymes: -in?

Noun

adrenaline f (uncountable)

1. adrenaline [from 1902]
   • 1902 June 28, "Adrenaline.", Algemeen Handelsblad, fol. 2, Vol. 75, No. 23391, page 6 (page 2 of fol. 2).

Italian

Noun

adrenaline f pl

1. plural of adrenalina

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??? (epí, “upon”) + ?????? (nephrós, “kidney”) + English -ine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??n?f??n/

Noun

epinephrine (countable and uncountable, plural epinephrines)

1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter; as a hormone, secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system); as a neurotransmitter, synthesized from norepinephrine.

   Synonym: adrenaline

Synonyms

• (hormone and neurotransmitter): 4,5-?-trihydroxy-N-methylphenethylamine

Hypernyms

• (hormone): catecholamine
• (neurotransmitter): monoamine, phenethylamine

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Further reading

• adrenaline on Wikipedia.Wikipedia