MINERALOCORTICOID

 Dictionary entry overview: What does mineralocorticoid mean? 

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

1. hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MINERALOCORTICOID (noun)

Meaning:

Hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("mineralocorticoid" 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mineralocorticoid"):

aldosterone (a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance)