prehormone

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prehormone

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From pre- + hormone.

noun prehormones

A substance secreted by glandular tissue that has little or no significant biological activity, but is converted in peripheral tissues into an active hormone.

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@misc{prehormone_2026,
  title = {prehormone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prehormone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}