CORTICOSTERONE

corticosterone

(noun) secreted by the adrenal cortex; involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

corticosterone (countable and uncountable, plural corticosterones)

(steroid hormone) A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism.

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Word of the Day

16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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Coffee Trivia

Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.

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