hormone
noun [ C ] uk/ˈhɔː.məʊn/ us/ˈhɔːr.moʊn/
荷尔蒙，激素
any of various chemicals made by living cells that influence the development, growth, sex, etc. of an animal and are carried around the body in the blood
male and female hormones 雄性和雌性激素
growth hormones 生长激素