curÂ·renÂ·cy. (kÃ»râ²Én-sÄ, kÅ­râ²-) n. pl. curÂ·renÂ·cies. 1. Money in any form when in actual use as a medium of exchange, especially circulating paper money. 2. Transmission from person to person as a medium of exchange; circulation: coins now in currency. 3. General acceptance or use; prevalence: the currency of a slang term.
(T/F) Most hormones can be classified chemically as either amino-acid based or steroids. True. Most hormones belong to the amino-acid group, while others (steroids) are derived from cholesterol.
The Era of Natural Progesterone and Natural Estrogen is Here! Hormones that are made from plants are called Phytohormones. Phytoestrogens refer to plant compounds with estrogen-like activity. Phytoprogesterones are plants with progresterone-like activity. There are thousands of plants that have estrogen and progesterone like substances.