corticosteroid, corticoid, adrenal cortical steroid
(noun) a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body’s immune response; “adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
corticoid (plural corticoids)
(medicine) Any substance (especially a drug) whose action is similar to that of a hormone of the adrenal cortex
• corticosteroid
• glucocorticoid
• mineralocorticoid
• hormone
Source: Wiktionary
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
