English

Noun

mineralocorticoid ‎(plural mineralocorticoids)

1. (biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, characterised by their similarity to aldosterone and their influence on salt and water metabolism.
   • 2011, Christine A. Gleason, ‎Sandra E. Juul, Avery's Diseases of the Newborn (page 1301)

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