mineralocorticoid

noun

Any of a group of steroid hormones, characterised by their similarity to aldosterone and their influence on salt and water metabolism.

OriginEnglish corticoid ← Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos →
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Meanings

nounmineralocorticoid (plural mineralocorticoids)

plural mineralocorticoids

  1. steroidsbiochemistryAny of a group of steroid hormones, characterised by their similarity to aldosterone and their influence on salt and water metabolism.

    Severely undervirilized males may have normal mineralocorticoid activity; fully masculinized males may display salt loss.

    2011, Christine A. Gleason, Sandra E. Juul, Avery's Diseases of the Newborn, page 1301

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mineralocorticosteroid

Origin

  1. Englishmineral
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kert-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s
  5. Latincortex
  6. Englishcortico-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  10. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  11. Englishcorticoid
  12. Englishmineralocorticoid

From mineral + -o- + corticoid.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鹽皮質激素 /盐皮质激素
  • 鹽皮質激素 /盐皮质激素 (yánpízhìjīsù)type of steroid hormone
Finnish mineralokortikoidi
  • mineralokortikoiditype of steroid hormone
German Mineralocorticoid, Mineralokortikoide
  • Mineralocorticoidtype of steroid hormone
  • Mineralokortikoidetype of steroid hormone
Greek αλατοκορτικοειδή
  • αλατοκορτικοειδή (alatokortikoeidí)type of steroid hormone
Japanese 鉱質コルチコイド, 電解質コルチコイド
  • 鉱質コルチコイド (kōshitsu koruchikoido)type of steroid hormone
  • 電解質コルチコイド (tenkaishitsu koruchikoido)type of steroid hormone
  • ミネラロコルチコイド (minerarokoruchikoido)type of steroid hormone
  • ミネラルコルチコイド (monerarukoruchikoido)type of steroid hormone
Korean 무기질코르티코이드, 미네랄코르티코이드
  • 무기질코르티코이드 (mugijilkoreutikoideu)type of steroid hormone
  • 미네랄코르티코이드 (mineralkoreutikoideu)type of steroid hormone
Russian минералокортико́ид
  • минералокортико́ид (mineralokortikóid)type of steroid hormone
Cite this entry
APA

mineralocorticoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mineralocorticoid

MLA

“mineralocorticoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mineralocorticoid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mineralocorticoid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mineralocorticoid.

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