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Etymology · Ancient Greek

ὁρμή

3 English words descend from Ancient Greek ὁρμή, most common first.

hormesisA phenomenon in which an environmental agent or stressor produces a stimulatory or beneficial effect at low doses and an inhibitory or harmful effect at higher doses, corresponding to a biphasic dose-response relationship.
hormicgoal-oriented; purposive
hormogoniumA small, motile filament, formed by some cyanobacteria, that detaches and grows by cell division into a new filament.