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releasing factor vs hormone

hormone vs releasing factor

releasing factor and hormone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
releasing factor Yes No No No
hormone Yes No No No
As nouns, hormone is a hypernym of releasing factor; that is, hormone is a word with a broader meaning than releasing factor:
  • releasing factor: any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone
  • 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 releasing factor include endocrine, internal secretion.
releasing factor (noun) hormone (noun)
any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
Difference between releasing factor and hormone

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