endocrine

1. 1.

   the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect

   Synonymshormoneinternal secretion

   Broadersecretion

   Narroweradrenocorticotropic hormoneepinephrinegastrointestinal hormoneglucagongonadotropininsulinmelatoninneurohormoneoxytocinparathyroid hormone
2. 2.

   any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream

   Synonymsendocrine glandductless gland

   Broadergland

   Narrowerthyroid glandparathyroid glandadrenal glandprostate glandthymus glandpituitaryanterior pituitarypars distilispars intermediaposterior pituitary

   Part ofendocrine system

1. 1.

   of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions

   “endocrine system”

   Synonymsendocrinal

   Antonymsexocrine

Other forms of endocrine

plural

endocrines·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about endocrine

What does endocrine mean?

endocrine means "the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in endocrine?

endocrine has 3 syllables: en-do-crine. The stress falls on "en". In IPA it is /ˈɛndoʊˌkɹaɪn/.

What is another word for endocrine?

Close synonyms include hormone, internal secretion, endocrine gland, ductless gland, endocrinal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of endocrine?

The recorded antonyms are exocrine.

Is endocrine a common word?

endocrine is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.