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fludrocortisone

US/ˌflu.dɹoʊˈkɔɹ.tɪˌsoʊn/

fludrocortisone noun: a potent mineralocorticoid drug that is derived from hydrocortisone, possesses some glucocorticoid activity, and is administered in the form of its acetate C₂₃H₃₁FO₆ to treat adrenocortical insufficiency.

fludrocortisone: a potent mineralocorticoid drug that is derived from hydrocortisone, possesses some glucocorticoid...
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Noun

fludrocortisone (uncountable)

  1. A potent mineralocorticoid drug that is derived from hydrocortisone, possesses some glucocorticoid activity, and is administered in the form of its acetate C₂₃H₃₁FO₆ to treat adrenocortical insufficiency.

Origin of fludrocortisone

Blend of fluoro- + hydrocortisone.

Questions about fludrocortisone

What does fludrocortisone mean?
Fludrocortisone means a potent mineralocorticoid drug that is derived from hydrocortisone, possesses some glucocorticoid activity, and is administered in the form of its acetate C₂₃H₃₁FO₆ to treat adrenocortical insufficiency.
What part of speech is fludrocortisone?
Fludrocortisone is a noun.
How do you pronounce fludrocortisone?
Fludrocortisone is pronounced /ˌflu.dɹoʊˈkɔɹ.tɪˌsoʊn/ (US).

Words near fludrocortisone in the dictionary

  1. fludeoxyglucose
  2. fludiazepam
  3. fludioxonil
  4. fludorex
  5. fludoxopone
  6. fludrocortisone
  7. fludroxycortide
  8. Fluds
  9. flue
  10. flue gas
  11. flue gases

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