• Endorphin

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /É›nˈdɔːfɪn/
    • US IPA: /É›nˈdÉ”(ɹ)fɪn/
    • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)fɪn

    Origin

    From French endorphine, from endo(gène) ‘endogenous’ + (mo)rphine ‘morphine’.

    Full definition of endorphin

    Noun

    endorphin

    (plural endorphins)
    1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.
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