Both Uses
adrenaline
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Eleanor & Park
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- Gil took forever to answer the door, and when he did, Eleanor realized she'd used up all her adrenaline knocking.†
p. 146.5 *adrenaline = “fight or flight” stimulating hormone
- Eleanor felt a new flood of adrenaline.†
p. 148.5
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)