Hypernyms (thermometer is a kind of...): measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something) Meronyms (parts of thermometer):
Noun. 1. hormone-the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect. endocrine, internal secretion. secretion-a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell.
Stimulation by other (specific) hormones (Hormonal Regulation of Hormone Release) A hormone that stimulates hormone secretion (i.e. that causes endocrine cells to release hormones) is called a tropic hormone ( sometimes written trophic hormone), or a tropin (pl. tropins).