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antiglucocorticoid

antiglucocorticoid adjective: that counters the effect of glucocorticoid hormones.

Adjective

antiglucocorticoid (not comparable)

  1. That counters the effect of glucocorticoid hormones
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Noun

antiglucocorticoid (plural antiglucocorticoids)

  1. A substance that has this effect

Forms of antiglucocorticoid

pluralantiglucocorticoids

Origin of antiglucocorticoid

From anti- + glucocorticoid.

Questions about antiglucocorticoid

What does antiglucocorticoid mean?
Antiglucocorticoid means that counters the effect of glucocorticoid hormones.
What part of speech is antiglucocorticoid?
Antiglucocorticoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near antiglucocorticoid in the dictionary

  1. antiglobalization
  2. antiglobulin
  3. antiglobulins
  4. antiglomerular basement membrane disease
  5. antiglucagon
  6. antiglucocorticoid
  7. antiglucocorticoidal
  8. antiglucocorticoids
  9. antiglucosidase
  10. antiglucotoxic
  11. antigluon

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