CORTICOSTERONE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Secreted by the adrenal cortex; involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("corticosterone" is a kind of...):

glucocorticoid (a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity)

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