Associations to the word «Adrenocorticotropic»

Wiktionary

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC, adjective. That stimulates the adrenal cortex.
ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE, noun. (hormone) A peptide hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland, that stimulates the secretion of other hormones

Dictionary definition

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC, adjective. Stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats