gonadotropin vs hormone

gonadotropin and hormone both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gonadotropin	Yes	No	No	No
hormone	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hormone is a hypernym of gonadotropin; that is, hormone is a word with a broader meaning than gonadotropin:

gonadotropin: hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity
hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect

Other hypernyms of gonadotropin include endocrine, internal secretion.

gonadotropin (noun)	hormone (noun)
hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity	the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect