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ligand
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ligandus, gerundive of ligo (“bind”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?l???nd/
- (US) IPA(key): /?l???nd/, /?la???nd/
Noun
ligand (plural ligands)
- (chemistry) A molecule or moiety (ion, functional group, or radical) that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex; as, especially:
- (coordination chemistry) Such an entity that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex.
- (biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, medicine) Such an entity that forms a complex with a biomolecule to serve a biological purpose.
- (typography) A letter that orthography requires or allows to be ligated with one or more other letters.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- coordination compound
Anagrams
- lading
ligand From the web:
- what ligand opens the channels on a muscle
- what ligand does tsst-1 bind
- what ligand means
- what ligands are capable of linkage isomerism
- what ligands are in the coordination sphere
- what ligandrol do
- what ligand is monodentate
- what ligando meaning
hormone
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???? (horm?, “rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort”), whence ????? (hormá?), ???? (hormô, “to set in motion, to urge on, to cheer on, to make a start, to hasten on”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h??m??n/
- (US) IPA(key): /?h???mo?n/
Noun
hormone (plural hormones)
- (physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
- (pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity.
- Any similar substance in plants.
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:hormone
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
hormone (third-person singular simple present hormones, present participle hormoning, simple past and past participle hormoned)
- (transitive, colloquial) To treat with hormones.
Anagrams
- moorhen
French
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /??.m?n/
Noun
hormone f (plural hormones)
- hormone
Derived terms
- hormonal
Further reading
- “hormone” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
hormone (plural hormones)
- Alternative form of hormon.
hormone From the web:
- what hormone is released when a person is stressed
- what hormone triggers ovulation
- what hormones does the thyroid gland produce
- what hormones does the pancreas produce
- what hormones does the pituitary gland produce
- what hormones are released during sex
- what hormone causes acne
- what hormones does the hypothalamus produce
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