adrenaline
nouncommon in dialogue
- //əˈdɹɛnəlɪn//
Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.
noun
- 1
Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.
- 2
Excitement; thrills.
Some people bungee jump to feel alive through the surge of adrenaline.
May be it's not as heavy as he thought, or may be he's on adrenaline overdrive.
Despite the crisis, the adrenaline that must have been feeding his own alarm, Tim managed to maintain his control and spoke in a subdued tone, assuring the tenderman and all of us that things would be okay.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad-bor. English ad- Latin rēn Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin rēnālislbor. English renal English adrenal Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English adrenaline From adrenal + -ine, coined by Japanese chemist Takamine Jōkichi in 1901.
Forms
- plural
- adrenalines
adrenaline · Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.
Adrian · A male given name from Latin or Etruscan.Adriana · A female given name from Latin or Etruscan, a feminine form…Adrien · A surname from French.