adrenocorticosteroid

[ uh-dree-noh-kawr-ti-koh-ster-oid, -steer- ]
/ əˈdri noʊˌkɔr tɪ koʊˈstɛr ɔɪd, -ˈstɪər- /

noun Biochemistry.

any of a group of steroid hormones produced by the cortex of the adrenal gland.

Origin of adrenocorticosteroid

First recorded in 1960–65; adreno- + corticosteroid

Words nearby adrenocorticosteroid

adrenochrome, adrenocortical, adrenocortical hormone, adrenocortical insufficiency, adrenocorticomimetic, adrenocorticosteroid, adrenocorticotrophic, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin