transcription, транскрипция: [ al-ˈdäs-tə-ˌrōn; ˌal-dō-ˈster-ˌōn, -ˈstir-; ˈal-dō-stə-ˌrōn ]
noun
Etymology: ald ehyde + -o- + -sterone
Date: 1954
: a steroid hormone C 21 H 28 O 5 of the adrenal cortex that functions in the regulation of the salt and water balance of the body