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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