aldosterone

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ælˈdɒstəɹəʊn/(UK)
See all 2 pronunciations
/ælˈdɒstəɹəʊn/(UK) · /ælˈdɑstəˌɹoʊn/(US)

Definition of aldosterone

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From aldo- (“related to aldehydes”) + -sterone, modelled on German Aldosteron; coined in the 1950s.

Words you can make from aldosterone

200+ playable · top: DESOLATER (10 pts)

Best play desolater 10 points

9-letter words

8 words

8-letter words

36 words

7-letter words

128 words

6-letter words

27 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to aldosterone to make another valid word.

Find your best play with aldosterone

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes aldosterone, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.