"hormones" meaning in English

See hormones in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} hormones pl (plural only)
  1. (LGBT, slang) Hormone replacement therapy. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang Categories (topical): LGBT, Transgender
    Sense id: en-hormones-en-noun-4YOUi4ck Disambiguation of Transgender: 85 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 98 2 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 72 28 Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 'mones, mones

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} hormones
  1. plural of hormone Tags: form-of, plural Form of: hormone
    Sense id: en-hormones-en-noun-823zHD4i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 'mones, mones

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