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HYDROCORTONE

• HYDROCORTONE (noun)
The noun HYDROCORTONE has 1 sense:

1. an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism

Familiarity information: HYDROCORTONE used as a noun is very rare.

• HYDROCORTONE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

Cortef; cortisol; hydrocortisone; Hydrocortone

Hypernyms ("Hydrocortone" is a kind of...):

adrenal cortical steroid; corticoid; corticosteroid (a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

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