ACTH 
(ā′sē′tē′āch)
(ā′sē′tē′āch)n.
A hormone produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that stimulates the secretion of cortisol and other hormones by the adrenal cortex. Also called adrenocorticotropin, corticotropin.
[A(DRENO)C(ORTICO)T(ROPIC) H(ORMONE).]
- distil
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- distillable
- distillate
- distillation
- distillation column
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