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mineralocorticoid

mineralocorticoid noun: any of a group of steroid hormones, characterised by their similarity to aldosterone and their influence on salt and water metabolism.

Noun

mineralocorticoid (plural mineralocorticoids)

  1. (steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, characterised by their similarity to aldosterone and their influence on salt and water metabolism.
    • Severely undervirilized males may have normal mineralocorticoid activity; fully masculinized males may display salt loss.2011, Christine A. Gleason, Sandra E. Juul, Avery's Diseases of the Newborn, page 1301

Forms of mineralocorticoid

pluralmineralocorticoids

Origin of mineralocorticoid

From mineral + -o- + corticoid.

Words formed from mineralocorticoid

Questions about mineralocorticoid

What does mineralocorticoid mean?
Mineralocorticoid means any of a group of steroid hormones, characterised by their similarity to aldosterone and their influence on salt and water metabolism.
What part of speech is mineralocorticoid?
Mineralocorticoid is a noun.
What is the plural of mineralocorticoid?
The plural of mineralocorticoid is mineralocorticoids.

Words near mineralocorticoid in the dictionary

  1. mineralizing
  2. minerall
  3. mineralls
  4. minerally
  5. Mineralnye Vody
  6. mineralocorticoid
  7. mineralocorticoids
  8. mineralocorticosteroid
  9. mineralogenic
  10. mineralogic
  11. mineralogical

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