• It is NOT a misspelling of oxycotin, but instead a hormone that simultaneously acts as a neurotransmitter. It is released during orgasm in both sexes and is associated with feelings of love or attachment after sexual acts.


    Oxytocin meaning & definition 1 of Oxytocin.


  • Oxytocin
    [aka] the [cuddle] hormone
    It is an [organic compound] belonging to the [carboxylic acid]
    [functional group].
    It also happens to be a [hormone]

    Oxytocin meaning & definition 2 of Oxytocin.


  • A neurotransmitter released in the brain after one reaches an orgasm. It may cause feelings of closeness. Some refer to it as the cuddle hormone.

    Oxytocin meaning & definition 3 of Oxytocin.


  • Hormone released in the brain that makes humans feel happy. Also known as the love hormone.

    Oxytocin meaning & definition 4 of Oxytocin.


  • A spelling, based on mispronunciation common in Eastern Kentucky, of the drug [oxycontin].

    Oxytocin meaning & definition 5 of Oxytocin.


  • A hormone released by the pituitary gland that causes increased contraction of the uterus during labour and stimulates the ejection of milk into the ducts of the breasts.

    Oxytocin meaning & definition 6 of Oxytocin.

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