Meanings
adjectiveadrenergic (comparative more adrenergic, superlative most adrenergic)
comparative more adrenergic · superlative most adrenergic
- Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine.
- Containing or releasing adrenaline.
- Activated by an adrenal mechanism.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to epinephrine (its release or action)
Similar
noundrug that has the effects of epinephrine
Similar
adrenergic drug
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan adrenèrgic
- adrenèrgiccontaining or releasing adrenaline
Czech adrenergní
- adrenergníhaving the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine
Finnish adrenerginen, adrenerginen
- adrenerginenhaving the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine
- adrenerginencontaining or releasing adrenaline
German adrenerg, adrenerg
- adrenerghaving the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine
- adrenergcontaining or releasing adrenaline
Hungarian adrenerg
- adrenergcontaining or releasing adrenaline
Indonesian adrenergik, adrenergik
- adrenergikhaving the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine
- adrenergikcontaining or releasing adrenaline
Polish adrenergiczny
- adrenergicznycontaining or releasing adrenaline
Portuguese adrenérgico, adrenérgico
- adrenérgicohaving the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine
- adrenérgicocontaining or releasing adrenaline
Spanish adrenérgico, adrenérgico
- adrenérgicohaving the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine
- adrenérgicocontaining or releasing adrenaline
Cite this entry
APA
adrenergic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adrenergic
MLA
“adrenergic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adrenergic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adrenergic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adrenergic.
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