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CORTISOL
hydrocortisone, cortisol, Hydrocortone, Cortef
(noun) an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cortisol (countable and uncountable, plural cortisols)
(steroid hormone) The steroid hormone hydrocortisone.
Synonyms
• hydrocortisone
Anagrams
• colorist
Source: Wiktionary
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NEGLECT
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
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