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betamethasone

US/ˌbeɪ.təˈmɛθ.əˌsoʊn/

betamethasone noun: a potent glucocorticoid C₂₂H₂₉FO₅ that is isomeric with dexamethasone and has potent anti-inflammatory activity.

betamethasone: a potent glucocorticoid C₂₂H₂₉FO₅ that is isomeric with dexamethasone and has potent...
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Noun

betamethasone (uncountable)

  1. A potent glucocorticoid C₂₂H₂₉FO₅ that is isomeric with dexamethasone and has potent anti-inflammatory activity.

betamethasone meaning in Tamil

betamethasone in Tamil

பீட்டாமீத்தாசோன்

Forms of betamethasone

alternative formβ-methasone
alternative formbeta-methasone

Origin of betamethasone

From beta + (dexa)methasone.

Words formed from betamethasone

Questions about betamethasone

What does betamethasone mean?
Betamethasone means a potent glucocorticoid C₂₂H₂₉FO₅ that is isomeric with dexamethasone and has potent anti-inflammatory activity.
What is betamethasone in Tamil?
Betamethasone in Tamil is பீட்டாமீத்தாசோன். See Betamethasone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is betamethasone?
Betamethasone is a noun.
How do you pronounce betamethasone?
Betamethasone is pronounced /ˌbeɪ.təˈmɛθ.əˌsoʊn/ (US).

Words near betamethasone in the dictionary

  1. Betamaxed
  2. Betamaxes
  3. Betamaxing
  4. betameprodine
  5. betamethadol
  6. betamethasone
  7. betamimetic
  8. betamimetics
  9. betamipron
  10. Betancourt
  11. Betancourth

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Adapted from Wiktionary: betamethasone (page history and authors); betamethasone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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