"mineralocorticoid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mineralocorticoids [plural]
Etymology: mineral + -o- + corticoid Etymology templates: {{af|en|mineral|-o-|corticoid}} mineral + -o- + corticoid Head templates: {{en-noun}} mineralocorticoid (plural mineralocorticoids)
  1. (biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, characterised by their similarity to aldosterone and their influence on salt and water metabolism. Wikipedia link: mineralocorticoid Categories (topical): Hormones, Steroids Translations (type of steroid hormone): 鹽皮質激素 (Chinese Mandarin), 盐皮质激素 (yánpízhìjīsù) (Chinese Mandarin), mineralokortikoidi (Finnish), Mineralocorticoid [neuter] (German), Mineralokortikoide [neuter] (German), 鉱質コルチコイド (kōshitsu koruchikoido) (alt: こうしつコルチコイド) (Japanese), 電解質コルチコイド (tenkaishitsu koruchikoido) (alt: でんかいしつコルチコイド) (Japanese), ミネラロコルチコイド (minerarokoruchikoido) (Japanese), ミネラルコルチコイド (monerarukoruchikoido) (Japanese), минералокортикоид (mineralokortikoid) (Kazakh), 무기질코르티코이드 (mugijilkoreutikoideu) (Korean), 미네랄코르티코이드 (mineralkoreutikoideu) (Korean), минералокортикоид (mineralokortikoid) (Kyrgyz)

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