hormone vs oxytocin

oxytocin vs hormone

hormone and oxytocin both are nouns.

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

As nouns, oxytocin is a hyponym of hormone; that is, oxytocin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hormone:

hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
oxytocin: hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk

Other hyponyms of hormone include ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, corticotrophin, corticotropin, gastrointestinal hormone, GI hormones, glucagon, gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin, insulin, melatonin, neurohormone, Pitocin, parathormone, parathyroid hormone, relaxin, hypothalamic releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, releasing factor, releasing hormone, RH, growth hormone, human growth hormone, somatotrophic hormone, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, somatotropin, STH, thymosin, thyroid hormone, ADH, antidiuretic hormone, Pitressin, vasopressin, sex hormone, steroid, steroid hormone, adrenosterone, glucocorticoid, catecholamine, melanocyte-stimulating hormone, MSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyrotrophic hormone, thyrotrophin, thyrotropic hormone, thyrotropin, TSH, protirelin, thyrotropin-releasing factor, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, TRF, TRH.

hormone (noun)	oxytocin (noun)
the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect	hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk

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