Endorphin is an English word with synonyms like neurochemical or peptide. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Endorphin meaning
Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the mammalian brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.
Synonyms of Endorphin
Using Endorphin
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the mammalian brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.
- Useful related words include: neurochemical, peptide.
Context around Endorphin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Endorphin
- In this selection, "endorphin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, thrilling, small, rush, release and neurons stand out and add context to how "endorphin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include consumption and endorphin release will and small endorphin neurons in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "endorphin" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with endorphin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Small endorphin neurons in the spinal cord act on receptors to decrease the conduction of pain signals from the spinal cord to higher brain centers. (25 words)
And here, naturally, was Gove, with his little coup de grace, savouring the thrilling endorphin rush as he delivered his glib little point to win the debate. (27 words)
The lack of jumping will be less jarring to your stomach and head, but the increased oxygen consumption and endorphin release will help you down the road to recovery. (29 words)
The lack of jumping will be less jarring to your stomach and head, but the increased oxygen consumption and endorphin release will help you down the road to recovery. (29 words)
And here, naturally, was Gove, with his little coup de grace, savouring the thrilling endorphin rush as he delivered his glib little point to win the debate. (27 words)
Small endorphin neurons in the spinal cord act on receptors to decrease the conduction of pain signals from the spinal cord to higher brain centers. (25 words)
Example sentences (3)
And here, naturally, was Gove, with his little coup de grace, savouring the thrilling endorphin rush as he delivered his glib little point to win the debate.
The lack of jumping will be less jarring to your stomach and head, but the increased oxygen consumption and endorphin release will help you down the road to recovery.
Small endorphin neurons in the spinal cord act on receptors to decrease the conduction of pain signals from the spinal cord to higher brain centers.