All 7 Uses
adrenaline
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The Merchant of Death
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- A surge of adrenaline shot through him and his brain went on full alert.†
*adrenaline = “fight or flight” stimulating hormone
- A rush of adrenaline shot through my body and I sat up fast.†
- What I saw next sent a bolt of adrenaline through me so quickly that I was shocked out of any last remnant of sleep.†
- All I could do was hope that adrenaline would help me climb this thing.†
- My adrenaline was pumping so hard I don't think I could have walked slowly and cautiously if I'd wanted to.†
- It's amazing what adrenaline will do, because I stood up and was actually able to pick her up and get her on my back in a fire341 man's carry.†
- My adrenaline surge was gone, and along with it, most of my strength.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(adrenaline) “fight or flight” stimulating hormone secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (making the body feel excited and ready for action)Doctors are more likely to use the term epinephrine (possibly shortened to epi or EP). Adrenalin as a proper noun without the ending "e" is a trademark name for the same chemical.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)