la
feminine
/aðɾenaˈlina/
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Translation
adrenaline
Word origin
A modern scientific coinage from Latin ad ('near, at') plus ren ('kidney'), because the hormone is produced by the adrenal glands sitting on top of the kidneys. The same root gives English 'renal' and 'adrenal'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ad plus ren
- English cognates
- renal, adrenal
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraladrenalinas
Examples
.
I felt a rush of adrenaline as I jumped.
deporte extremo mucha .
Extreme sport gives him a lot of adrenaline.
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The adrenaline made his heart beat faster.
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She sought a rush of adrenaline in every adventure.
tanta , .
With so much adrenaline, he did not feel the pain.
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