n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ko ̇ r-t ə - ' käs-t ə - ˌ r ō n, -ti-k ō -st ə - ' ; ˌ ko ̇ r-ti-k ō - ' stir- ˌ ō n, - ' ster-
Function: noun
Date: 1937
: a colorless crystalline corticosteroid C 21 H 30 O 4 that is important in protein and carbohydrate metabolism