aldosterone

名词 n.
/ælˈdɒstəɹəʊn/    /ælˈdɑstəˌɹoʊn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.

词形变化

aldosterones plural

词源

From aldo- (“related to aldehydes”) + -sterone, modelled on German Aldosteron; coined in the 1950s.
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