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Definition of "corticosterone" [corticosterone]

  • A corticosteroid, C21H30O4, that functions in the metabolism of carbohydrates and proteins. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "corticosterone" in a sentence
  • "Galapagos released a hormone called corticosterone ...."
  • "Their findings show that levels of a stress hormone called corticosterone increased the rats who were kept in isolation."
  • "The particular compound shown above (which Kendall called "compound B" and Reichstein called "substance H" in the days before its structure was determined) is now called corticosterone (kawr'tih-kos'ter-ohn)."