adrenaline


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
adrenalin /əˈdrɛn(ə)lɪn/ (also adrenaline)
noun a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands that increases rates of blood circulation, breathing, and carbohydrate metabolism.
– origin early 20th cent.: from adrenal + -in1.
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