"antihormone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: antihormones [plural]
Etymology: anti- + hormone Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|hormone}} anti- + hormone Head templates: {{en-noun}} antihormone (plural antihormones)
  1. (biochemistry) Any material that counteracts the effects of a hormone Categories (topical): Biochemistry Translations (any material that counteracts the effects of a hormone): antyhormon [masculine] (Polish), anti-hormona [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), anti-hormônio [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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