Aldosterone

/æl.ˈdɑs.tə.roʊn/ noun

A hormone produced by your adrenal glands that controls how much salt and water your kidneys keep in your body, affecting blood pressure.

From 'aldose' (because it's a steroid sugar compound) + '-one' (ketone suffix, as it contains that functional group). Named in 1953 when scientists isolated this important hormone.

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