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Adrenalin

das Adrenalin

Adrenalin is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural

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Why is it das Adrenalin?

Adrenalin ends in -in. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (88% take die), but Adrenalin is an exception: das Adrenalin.

The other -in exceptions
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Medicine, biology: A hormone of the adrenal cord released during stress

[1] Medizin, Biologie: ein bei Stress ausgeschüttetes Hormon des Nebennierenmarks

[2] Pharmacology: Emergency medication in cardiac resolution in cardiac arrest, the anaphylactic shock and vasoconstrictor

[2] Pharmakologie: Notfallmedikament bei der Herz-Lungen-Wiederbelebung bei Herzstillstand, dem anaphylaktischen Schock und Vasokonstriktor

Examples

[1] "But adrenaline flowed and I was grateful"

[1] „Aber Adrenalin floss und ich war dankbar.“

[1] "The adrenal glands produce more adrenaline and the pancreas more insulinia"

[1] „Die Nebennieren produzieren mehr Adrenalin und die Bauchspeicheldrüse mehr Insulin.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1, 2] The body releases adrenaline

[1, 2] Der Körper schüttet Adrenalin aus.

[2] "Today adrenaline is mainly used as an emergency medication - but can also be used for doping purposes"

[2] „Heute wird Adrenalin vor allem als Notfallmedikament eingesetzt – kann aber auch zu Dopingzwecken verwendet werden.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Adrenalin —
Genitiv des Adrenalins —
Dativ dem Adrenalin —
Akkusativ das Adrenalin —

Pronunciation

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