Cortisol

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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