adrenaline en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/
- (Southern-England) audio
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.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.
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(uncountable, usually) Excitement; thrills.
May be it's not as heavy as he thought, or may be he's on adrenaline overdrive.
1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 361:Some people bungee jump to feel alive through the surge of adrenaline.
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.
2017, Dave Atcheson, Dead Reckoning, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| adrenalin | alternative | lexicographic | |
| adrenalines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
adrenalinic · noradrenaline · adrenaline rush · adrenaline sport · adrenalinogenic · adrenalinergic · adrenalined · adrenaline junkie · metadrenaline · adrenergic
Descendants
adrenaline · adrenalini · adrenalina · adrénaline · adrenalina
Translations (52)
ga aidréanailín (the compound epinephrine) · th ฮอร์โมนเนื้อในต่อมหมวกไต (the compound epinephrine) · fi adrenaliini (the compound epinephrine) · cs adrenalin (the compound epinephrine) · he אפינפרין (the compound epinephrine) · sw adrenalini (the compound epinephrine) · fr adrénaline (the compound epinephrine) · sh adrenàlīn (the compound epinephrine) · sk epinefrín (the compound epinephrine) · es adrenalina (the compound epinephrine) · nl adrenaline (the compound epinephrine) · vi adrenalin (the compound epinephrine) · af adrenalien (the compound epinephrine) · nb adrenalin (the compound epinephrine) · cmn 腎上腺素 /肾上腺素 (the compound epinephrine) · de Adrenalin (the compound epinephrine) · ko 에피네프린 (the compound epinephrine) · it adrenalina (the compound epinephrine) · gl adrenalina (the compound epinephrine) · ms adrenalina (the compound epinephrine) · pl adrenalina (the compound epinephrine) · sv adrenalin (the compound epinephrine) · da adrenalin (the compound epinephrine) · io adrenalino (the compound epinephrine) · ca epinefrina (the compound epinephrine) · ja アドレナリン (the compound epinephrine) · ro adrenalină (the compound epinephrine) · sl adrenalin (the compound epinephrine) · el αδρεναλίνη (the compound epinephrine) · ko 아드레날린 (the compound epinephrine) · ca adrenalina (the compound epinephrine) · eo adrenalino (the compound epinephrine) · sk adrenalín (the compound epinephrine) · tl adrenalina (the compound epinephrine) · hi एड्रेनालाईन (the compound epinephrine) · ru адренали́н (the compound epinephrine) · yue 腎上腺素 /肾上腺素 (the compound epinephrine) · sq adrenalina (the compound epinephrine) · tr adrenalin (the compound epinephrine) · nn adrenalin (the compound epinephrine) · hy ադրենալին (the compound epinephrine) · sh адрена̀лӣн (the compound epinephrine) · be адрэналі́н (the compound epinephrine) · uk адреналі́н (the compound epinephrine) · he אדרנלין (the compound epinephrine) · pl adrenalina (excitement) · ar أَدْرِينَالِين (the compound epinephrine) · ja 脳汁 (excitement) · pt adrenalina (the compound epinephrine) · id adrenalin (the compound epinephrine) · ja エピネフリン (the compound epinephrine) · hu adrenalin (the compound epinephrine)