cortisol

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cortisol - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  cortisol \cortisol\ n.
     a steroid hormone (C21H30O5) active in carbohydrate and
     protein metabolism; -- called also hydrocortisone. It is
     used in medicine as an antiinflammatory agent
  
     Syn: hydrocortisone.
          [WordNet 1.5]

cortisol - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cortisol
      n 1: an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or
           Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein
           metabolism [syn: hydrocortisone, cortisol,
           Hydrocortone, Cortef]