Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun endorphin

1 sense of endorphin

Sense 1
endorphin -- (a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties)
       => neurochemical -- (any organic substance that occurs in neural activity)
       => peptide -- (amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein)