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-cort-

UK/kɔːt/US/koɹt/

-cort- interfix: used to form names of corticosteroids except prednisolone derivatives.

Interfix

-cort-

  1. Used to form names of corticosteroids except prednisolone derivatives.

Forms of -cort-

alternative formcort-
alternative form-cort

Origin of -cort-

From corticosteroid.

Questions about -cort-

What does -cort- mean?
-cort- means used to form names of corticosteroids except prednisolone derivatives.
What part of speech is -cort-?
-cort- is an interfix.
How do you pronounce -cort-?
-cort- is pronounced /kɔːt/ (UK).

Words near -cort- in the dictionary

  1. -conta-
  2. -copter
  3. -core
  4. -corn
  5. -cort
  6. -cort-
  7. -cos-
  8. -cosa-
  9. -cosm
  10. -coxib
  11. -cracies

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