Oxytocin

[Raeanne Dimick]

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.

[Magaret]

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

[Julian]

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.

[Michiko]

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

[Cami]

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

[Dave Paprocki]

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.