CORTICOSTERONE

Meaning of CORTICOSTERONE in English

/kawr'ti kos"teuh rohn', -koh steuh rohn"/ , n. Biochem.

a steroid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that is involved in regulation of the water and electrolyte balance of the body.

[ 1935-40; CORTICO- + STER(OL) + -ONE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

CORTICOSTERONE — noun Date: 1937 a colorless crystalline corticosteroid C 21 H 30 O 4 that is important in protein and carbohydrate …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CORTICOSTERONE — ˌkȯrd.ə̇ˈkästəˌrōn, -ə̇ˌkōstiˌrōn noun ( -s ) Etymology: cortico- + ster ol + -one : a colorless crystalline steroid hormone C …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CORTICOSTERONE — noun Date: 1937 : a colorless crystalline corticosteroid C 21 H 30 O 4 that is important in protein and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CORTICOSTERONE — [ ˌkɔ:tɪkəʊ'stɛrəʊn ] ■ noun Biochemistry a hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex, one of the glucocorticoids.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CORTICOSTERONE — [cor.ti.co.ste.rone] n (1937): a colorless crystalline corticosteroid that is important in protein and carbohydrate metabolism
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CORTICOSTERONE — corticosterone BrE AmE ˌkɔːt ɪk əʊ ˈstɪər əʊn -ɪ ˈkɒst ə rəʊn AmE \ ˌkɔːrt̬ ɪ koʊ ˈstɪr oʊn -ˈkɑːst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CORTICOSTERONE — кортикостерон
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CORTICOSTERONE — кортикостерон
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CORTICOSTERONE — n. Pronunciation: ˌ ko ̇ r-t ə - ' käs-t ə - ˌ r ō n, -ti-k ō -st ə …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CORTISONE — noun Etymology: alteration of corticosterone Date: 1949 a glucocorticoid C 21 H 28 O 5 of the adrenal cortex used …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CORTICOSTEROID — noun Date: 1944 any of various adrenal-cortex steroids (as corticosterone, cortisone, and aldosterone) used medically especially as anti-inflammatory agents
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CORTICOID — I. ˈkȯrd.ə̇ˌkȯid adjective Etymology: Latin cortic-, cortex bark, cortex + English -oid : relating to or similar (as in activity) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
METYRAPONE — məˈtirəˌpōn noun ( -s ) Etymology: met h y l + -rapone (perhaps alteration of propanone ) : a metabolic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HYDROXYDEOXYCORTICOSTERONE — ˈhīˌdräksēˈdēˌäksē+ noun or hy·droxy·des·oxy·corticosterone -ˈdeˌzäksē, -ˈdeˌsä-+ Etymology: hydroxy- + deoxy- or desoxy- + corticosterone : a crystalline steroid hormone C …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HYDROXYCORTICOSTERONE — “+ noun : a hydroxy derivative of corticosterone ; especially : hydrocortisone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE — (ˌ)dē|äksē+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary deoxy- + corticosterone; originally formed as German desoxykortikosteron : a colorless crystalline steroid hormone …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEHYDROCORTICOSTERONE — (ˌ)dēˌhīdrō+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dehydr- + corticosterone : a crystalline triketone C 21 H 28 O 4 extracted …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CORTISONE — ˈkȯ(r)d.əˌsōn, -)tə-, -ˌzōn noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of corticosterone : a colorless crystalline steroid hormone C 21 H …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE — /dee ok'si kawr'ti kos"teuh rohn', -koh'steuh rohn"/ , n. 1. Biochem. a steroid hormone, C 21 H 30 O 3 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CORTISONE — noun Etymology: alteration of corticosterone Date: 1949 : a glucocorticoid C 21 H 28 O 5 of the adrenal cortex …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CORTICOSTEROID — -ˈster- noun Date: 1944 : any of various adrenal-cortex steroids (as corticosterone, cortisone, and aldosterone) used medically especially as anti-inflammatory …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CORTISONE — [cor.ti.sone] n [alter. of corticosterone] (1949): a glucocorticoid of the adrenal cortex used esp. in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CORTICOSTEROID — [cor.ti.co.ste.roid] n (1944): any of various adrenal-cortex steroids (as corticosterone, cortisone, and aldosterone) used medically esp. as anti-inflammatory agents
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CORTISOL — also called hydrocortisone an organic compound belonging to the steroid family, the principal hormone secreted by the adrenal glands. It …
Britannica English vocabulary
ALDOSTERONE — a steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal gland. It serves as the principal regulator of the salt and water balance …
Britannica English vocabulary
ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE — ( (ACTH), ) also called Corticotropin, a polypeptide hormone formed in the pituitary gland that regulates the activity of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
CORTISONE — cor ‧ ti ‧ sone /ˈkɔːtəzəʊn, ˈkɔːtɪzəʊn $ ˈkɔːrtəsoʊn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: corticosterone type …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HORMONE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CORTICOSTEROID — one of a group of steroid hormones (e.g., prednisone, corticosterone, cortisone, aldosterone) produced by the cortex of the adrenal gland …
AIDS English Glossary
ПРОИСХОДИТЬ ПО ТИПУ — • The known catabolic transformations of corticosterone follow the pattern seen in the catabolism of ...
Русско-Английский научно-технический словарь переводчика
ЛЮБОПЫТНО ОТМЕТИТЬ, ЧТО — • Curiously , it was found that corticosterone and dexamethasone promoted extinction of ...
Русско-Английский научно-технический словарь переводчика

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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