aldosterone
UK/ælˈdɒstəɹəʊn//ælˈdɑstəˌɹoʊn/
aldosterone noun: a mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
Noun
aldosterone (plural aldosterones)
- A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
aldosterone meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
aldosterone in Tamil
- அட்ரீனல் சுரப்பு இயக்குநீர், ஆல்டோஸ்டிரான் இயக்குநீர்
aldosterone in Malayalam
- aldosterone
- ആൽഡോസ്റ്റിറോൺ ālḍōsṟṟiṟōṇ
Forms of aldosterone
| plural | aldosterones |
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Origin of aldosterone
From aldo- (“related to aldehydes”) + -sterone, modelled on German Aldosteron; coined in the 1950s.
Words formed from aldosterone
Questions about aldosterone
- What does aldosterone mean?
- Aldosterone means a mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
- What is aldosterone in Tamil?
- Aldosterone in Tamil is அட்ரீனல் சுரப்பு இயக்குநீர், ஆல்டோஸ்டிரான் இயக்குநீர். See Aldosterone meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is aldosterone?
- Aldosterone is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aldosterone?
- Aldosterone is pronounced /ælˈdɒstəɹəʊn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of aldosterone?
- The plural of aldosterone is aldosterones.
Words near aldosterone in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: aldosterone (page history and authors); aldosterone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ആൽഡോസ്റ്റിറോൺ (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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