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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 & neurotransmitter

Oxytocin is released during orgasm, social recognition
(i.e. making friends), bonding (when you start to fancy
that guy/girl you've been chatting with for the last God
knows how long), anxiety and a number of other relating
events.
This is where it gets its cuddle hormone nickname from.

It plays a large part in female reproduction where it
is released in large quantities during childbirth and
breastfeeding

It is also rumoured that eating dark chocolate slowly
can cause its release.
This may be why dark chocolate is considered an
aphrodisiac.
Oxytocin and it's many wonders:

Girl 1: I just ate some dark chocolate really slowly n had the most amazing orgasm!

Girl 2: looks like we don't need men any more LOL
Oxytocin by rzhhhh July 8, 2010

oxytocin 

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.
Love is oxytocin.

Girl: I love you!
Boy: That is just oxytocin talking...
oxytocin by Kate Sims January 3, 2009

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.
It was amaaaaazing, but when it was over I wanted to cuddle and he wanted to go. I guess his oxytocin levels aren't that high...
oxytocin by Ohh Just Fuck It June 21, 2011

Oxytocin 

Hormone released in the brain that makes humans feel happy. Also known as the love hormone.
Oxytocin is released when you so much as touch someone that you like. It's also released on a higher level during hugs, kissing, sex and drug uses.
Oxytocin by PineappleJuice March 5, 2015

oxytocin 

A spelling, based on mispronunciation common in Eastern Kentucky, of the drug oxycontin.
I hid a bottle of oxytocin in the ceiling when the cops pulled up.
oxytocin by Hillboy July 20, 2006

Oxytocin 

A hormone and neuropeptide that plays a vital role in social bonding, reproduction, and childbirth. Basically, love.
Whoa, that is a lot of oxytocin.
Oxytocin by Speedy Noob August 28, 2025