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Corticosterone

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A corticosteroid, C21H30O4, that functions in the metabolism of carbohydrates and proteins.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. any of several steroid compounds secreted by the adrenal cortex; they are involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. secreted by the adrenal cortex; involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body

Word Usage

"The particular compound shown above (which Kendall called "compound B" and Reichstein called "substance H" in the days before its structure was determined) is now called corticosterone (kawr'tih-kos'ter-ohn)."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

glucocorticoid

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