Definition
A hormone produced by the adrenal glands that increases heart rate, blood pressure, and energy in response to stress or excitement. Also called epinephrine.
Etymology
Coined in 1901 from 'adrenal' (from Latin 'ad' meaning near and 'renes' meaning kidneys) plus the chemical suffix '-in.' Named for the adrenal glands that produce it.
Kelly Says
This molecule is essentially our body's built-in turbo button - it can enable superhuman feats like lifting cars off trapped people, but it's also why we get butterflies before a first date. It's the same chemical whether you're fleeing a tiger or giving a speech.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አድረናሊን
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
ARالعربية
أدرينالين
ah-dree-NAH-leen
BNবাংলা
অ্যাড্রেনালিন
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
CACatalà
adrenalina
ah-dreh-NAH-lee-nah
CSČeština
adrenalin
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
DADansk
adrenalin
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
DEDeutsch
Adrenalin
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
ELΕλληνικά
αδρεναλίνη
ah-dreh-NAH-lee-nee
ESEspañol
adrenalina
ah-dreh-NAH-lee-nah
FAفارسی
آدرنالین
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
FISuomi
adrenaliini
ah-dreh-NAH-lee-nee
FRFrançais
adrénaline
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
GUGU
એડ્રેનાલિન
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
HAHA
adrenalin
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
HEעברית
אדרנלין
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
HIहिन्दी
एड्रेनालिन
eh-dreh-NAH-leen
HUMagyar
adrenalin
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
IDBahasa Indonesia
adrenalin
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
IGIG
adrenalin
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
ITItaliano
adrenalina
ah-dreh-NAH-lee-nah
JA日本語
アドレナリン
ah-doh-reh-NAH-ree-n
KKKK
адреналин
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
KMKM
អាដ្រេណាលីន
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
KO한국어
아드레날린
ah-deh-reh-nal-leen
MRMR
अॅड्रेनालिन
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
MSBahasa Melayu
adrenalin
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
MYမြန်မာ
အက်ဒရီနယ်လင်
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
NLNederlands
adrenaline
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
NONorsk
adrenalin
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
PAPA
ਐਡਰੀਨਾਲਿਨ
ah-dree-NAH-leen
PLPolski
adrenalina
ah-dreh-NAH-lee-nah
PTPortuguês
adrenalina
ah-dreh-NAH-lee-nah
RORomână
adrenalina
ah-dreh-NAH-lee-nah
RUРусский
адреналин
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
SVSvenska
adrenalin
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
SWKiswahili
adrenali
ah-dreh-NAH-lee
TAதமிழ்
அட்ரெனாலின்
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
TEతెలుగు
అడ్రెనాలిన్
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
THไทย
อะดรีนาลิน
ah-dree-NAH-leen
TLTL
adrenalin
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
TRTürkçe
adrenalin
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
UKУкраїнська
адреналін
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
URاردو
ایڈرینالین
ah-dree-NAH-leen
VITiếng Việt
adrenaline
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
YOYO
àdrenàlìní
ah-dreh-NAH-leen
ZH中文
肾上腺素
shehn shahng sheen soo
ZUZU
adrenalin
ah-dreh-NAH-leen