adrenaline

C1 Topic:The Human Body

US /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/ See IPA manual

Freq #9335

Meanings

1

noun
A hormone released by the body in moments of stress, fear, or excitement that speeds up the heart and prepares you to act.

When the alarm went off, a rush of adrenaline made his heart pound.
2

noun
A feeling of intense excitement or thrill.

Some people go bungee jumping just for the adrenaline.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a hormone released by the... epinephrine

Word family

Forms adrenin

Derived forms adrenalinedadrenalinergicadrenalinicadrenalinogenicadrenergicmetadrenalinenoradrenaline

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad-bor. English ad- Late Latin rēn Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin rēnālislbor. English renal English adrenal Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English adrenaline From adrenal + -ine, coined by Japanese chemist Takamine Jōkichi in 1901.

Topics

The Human Body

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# adrenaline

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 9335

## Meanings
1. A hormone released by the body in moments of stress, fear, or excitement that speeds up the heart and prepares you to act.
2. A feeling of intense excitement or thrill.

## Examples
- When the alarm went off, a rush of adrenaline made his heart pound.
- Some people go bungee jumping just for the adrenaline.

## Derived Forms
- adrenalined
- adrenalinergic
- adrenalinic
- adrenalinogenic
- adrenergic
- metadrenaline
- noradrenaline

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad-bor. English ad- Late Latin rēn Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin rēnālislbor. English renal English adrenal Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English adrenaline From adrenal + -ine, coined by Japanese chemist Takamine Jōkichi in 1901.

## AI Etymology
Adrenaline is from adrenal + -ine, coined by Japanese chemist Takamine Jōkichi in 1901. In present-day use, it can mean a hormone released by the body in moments of stress, fear, or excitement that speeds up the heart and prepares you to act, or a feeling of intense excitement or thrill. Derived formations include adrenalined, adrenalinergic, adrenalinic, adrenalinogenic, adrenergic.

## Topics
- The Human Body

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