n.
1.a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
2.any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones
Idiom of the Day
take on (something) or take (something) on
to begin to do something, to commit oneself to something
Recently, my father has begun to take on too many things at work and he has become very tired. I took on the extra work to make some more money.
