hormone vs steroid

steroid vs hormone

hormone and steroid both are nouns.

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

As nouns, steroid is a hyponym of hormone; that is, steroid 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
steroid: any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs

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, oxytocin, 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 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)	steroid (noun)
the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect	any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects
	any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs

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