Meaning of endorphin | Babel Free
/ɛnˈdɔːfɪn/Definitions
Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the mammalian brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.
Equivalents
العربية
إِنْدُورْفِين
Čeština
endorfin
Deutsch
Endorphin
Ελληνικά
ενδορφίνη
Español
endorfina
Suomi
endorfiini
Français
endorphine
Italiano
endorfina
日本語
エンドルフィン
Polski
endorfina
Português
endorfina
Русский
эндорфи́н
Svenska
endorfin
Examples
“The explanation for the depression-reducing effects of exercise that clearly has been the most popular with the media is the endorphin hypothesis (see Hoffmann, 1997), which has also been discussed as a possible explanation in nearly every exercise-depression literature review.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.