prohormone

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noun

A substance that is a precursor to a hormone, usually having minimal hormonal effect by itself

OriginEnglish hormone ← Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn) ← Proto-Indo-European *pró →
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Meanings

nounprohormone (plural prohormones)

plural prohormones

  1. biochemistryA substance that is a precursor to a hormone, usually having minimal hormonal effect by itself

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Englishpro-
  6. Ancient Greekὁρμή (hormḗ)
  7. Ancient Greekὁρμῶν (hormôn)
  8. Englishhormone
  9. Englishprohormone

From pro- + hormone.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 激素原
  • 激素原 (jīsùyuán)precursor to a hormone
French prohormone
  • prohormoneprecursor to a hormone
German Prohormon
  • Prohormonprecursor to a hormone
Italian proormone
  • proormoneprecursor to a hormone
Portuguese pró-hormona, pró-hormônio
  • pró-hormonaprecursor to a hormone
  • pró-hormônioprecursor to a hormone
Spanish prohormona
  • prohormonaprecursor to a hormone
Cite this entry
APA

prohormone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prohormone

MLA

“prohormone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prohormone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prohormone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prohormone.

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