hormonic, a. Physiol.
(hɔːˈmɒnɪk, hɔːˈməʊnɪk)
[f. hormone + -ic.]
= hormonal a.
| 1914 [see chalone]. 1928 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 18 Feb. 255/1 The functional (hormonic) over-activity of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. 1933 T. C. Merrill tr. Voronoff & Alexandrescu's Testicular Grafting 2 Animals which are too young and employed before the establishment of puberty and the production of free hormonic secretion, are unsuitable. |