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Word entry · 10 letters

adrenaline

Best crossword clue

"Stress hormone"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/Part of speech nounSorted aadeeilnnrStarts with AEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2D3R4E5N6A7L8I9N10E

Definitions

  1. A hormone released during stress that prepares the body for action.

Word origin

From adrenal + -ine, coined by Japanese chemist Takamine Jōkichi in 1901.

Used in a sentence

  • Some people bungee jump to feel alive through the surge of adrenaline.
  • May be it's not as heavy as he thought, or may be he's on adrenaline overdrive.
  • Despite the crisis, the adrenaline that must have been feeding his own alarm, Tim managed to maintain his control and spoke in a subdued tone, assuring the tenderman and all of us that things would be okay.

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