Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mineralocorticoid

1 sense of mineralocorticoid

Sense 1
mineralocorticoid -- (hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium)
       => corticosteroid, corticoid, adrenal cortical steroid -- (a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions")