"endorphin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛnˈdɔːfɪn/ [UK], /ɛnˈdɔ(ɹ)fɪn/ [US] Forms: endorphins [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)fɪn Etymology: Borrowed from French endorphine, from endo(gène) (“endogenous, produced within”) and morphine. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|endorphine}} French endorphine, {{m|fr|endogène|endo(gène)|t=endogenous, produced within}} endo(gène) (“endogenous, produced within”), {{m|fr|morphine}} morphine Head templates: {{en-noun}} endorphin (plural endorphins)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the mammalian brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine. Categories (topical): Biochemistry Derived forms: endorphinergic, neoendorphin Translations (any of a group of peptide hormones): إِنْدُورْفِين (ʔindūrfīn) [masculine] (Arabic), endorfina [feminine] (Catalan), 腦內啡 (Chinese Mandarin), 脑内啡 (nǎonèifēi) (Chinese Mandarin), 安多芬 (ānduōfēn) (Chinese Mandarin), 內啡呔 (Chinese Mandarin), 内啡呔 (nèifēidāi) (Chinese Mandarin), endorfin [masculine] (Czech), endorfiini (Finnish), endorphine [feminine] (French), Endorphin [neuter] (German), ενδορφίνη (endorfíni) [feminine] (Greek), endorfin (Hungarian), endorfina [feminine] (Italian), エンドルフィン (endorufin) (Japanese), taiaki whakahari (Maori), endorfina [feminine] (Polish), endorfina [feminine] (Portuguese), эндорфи́н (endorfín) [masculine] (Russian), endorfina [feminine] (Spanish), endorfin [neuter] (Swedish), endorfin (Turkish), endorphin (Vietnamese)

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