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cortisol
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cortisol has 1 sense
- cortisol(n = noun.substance) cortef, hydrocortisone, hydrocortone - an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism; Array is a kind of adrenal cortical steroid, corticoid, corticosteroid
CIDE DICTIONARY
cortisol, n.
a steroid hormone (C21H30O5 ) active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism; -- called also hydrocortisone . It is used in medicine as an antiinflammatory agent [WordNet 1.5]
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