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desoxycortone

US/dɛzˌɑk.sɪˈkɔɹˌtoʊn/

desoxycortone noun: the steroid hormone deoxycorticosterone when used as a drug.

Noun

desoxycortone (uncountable)

  1. The steroid hormone deoxycorticosterone when used as a drug.

Forms of desoxycortone

alternative UKdeoxycortone

Origin of desoxycortone

Contraction of desoxycorticosterone.

Questions about desoxycortone

What does desoxycortone mean?
Desoxycortone means the steroid hormone deoxycorticosterone when used as a drug.
What part of speech is desoxycortone?
Desoxycortone is a noun.
How do you pronounce desoxycortone?
Desoxycortone is pronounced /dɛzˌɑk.sɪˈkɔɹˌtoʊn/ (US).

Words near desoxycortone in the dictionary

  1. desoxy-
  2. desoxyadenosine
  3. desoxycholate
  4. desoxycholates
  5. desoxycorticosterone
  6. desoxycortone
  7. desoxydemoxepam
  8. desoxyephedrine
  9. desoxyhemigossypol
  10. desoxyhemoglobin
  11. desoxyhexose

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