🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

adrenalina

Pronunciation / Transliteration: adrenalina

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Adrenaline/əˈdren.əl.ɪn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A montanha-russa dá uma grande descarga de adrenalina."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A hormone secreted by the adrenal glands that increases rates of blood circulation, breathing, and carbohydrate metabolism and prepares muscles for exertion.

    "She felt a surge of adrenaline as she stepped onto the stage."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in New Latin from ad- (to) + ren (kidney) + -ine (chemical suffix), referring to its secretion by the adrenal glands located above the kidneys.

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